why did older cars have such long antennae when newer cars either don’t have one at all or a tiny nub?

Question

why did older cars have such long antennae when newer cars either don’t have one at all or a tiny nub?

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Answer 1

There is newer antenna tech, fractal antennas. That allows you to make a smaller antenna that is a wire wrapped into a 2d pattern instead of needing the long straight antenna.