Abstract: A portable radio device including a housing, an antenna at least partially embedded in the housing and operative to radiate in at least the VHF range and a feed arrangement for feeding the at least partially embedded antenna.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing antennas including forming at least one conductive antenna array pattern having an antenna feed network on at least a first relatively flexible substrate and adhering the at least one flexible substrate to at least one first surface of at least one relatively rigid substrate.

Abstract: An antenna assembly including a ground plane and a generally planar cross-slot antenna, spaced from the ground plane and arranged generally parallel thereto, the generally planar cross-slot antenna including a generally rigid dielectric substrate having formed on a first side thereof, a metal layer which defines mutually spaced rectangular slots at which the metal layer is not present and having formed on a second side thereof, there are defined feed lines extending radially outwardly from a central junction thereof, each to cross a corresponding one of the rectangular slots.