{"id":10909,"date":"2024-09-17T12:03:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T06:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/?p=10909"},"modified":"2024-09-17T12:03:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T06:33:35","slug":"what-is-a-shark-fin-antenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/what-is-a-shark-fin-antenna\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a shark fin antenna?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V_CVhu4kDcE?si=3G028DACLY3DKTIY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many of you would have noticed that some of the modern cars have a &#8216;shark fin&#8217; antenna, quite different from the <a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/1981078711154436267\/1204271180636748575?hl=en#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/youtu.be\/MeI4awfK2Dc&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;_blank&quot;}\">whip antenna<\/a>\u00a0seen on older cars for radio reception. They are quite sleek and have a better visual appeal than the older whip antennas. Aerodynamic design reduces atmospheric drag and makes it more durable and resistant to weather conditions. Accidental damage as when the car is quickly pulled into an automatic car wash is also unlikely. Beyond the usual function of radio reception, shark fin antennas can have other functions like navigation and tracking using global positioning system (GPS), WiFi data transfer, receiving cell phone and satellite radio signals and even internet signals, depending on the hardware connected to it. Some models have an option to connect an external whip antenna with an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/draft.blogger.com\/blog\/post\/edit\/1981078711154436267\/1204271180636748575?hl=en#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-original-attrs=\"{&quot;data-original-href&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/youtu.be\/qhHhwoGgm7U&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:&quot;_blank&quot;}\">SMA connector<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you would have noticed that some of the modern cars have a &#8216;shark fin&#8217; antenna, quite different from the whip antenna\u00a0seen on older cars for radio reception. They are quite sleek and have a better visual appeal than the older whip antennas. 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