Abstract: A compact antenna design is provide with a carrier arm having a first end and a second end; a resonating arm, connected at the second end of the carrier arm and extending perpendicularly from the carrier arm in a first direction; a capacitive tuning arm, having a third end and a fourth end, connected at the third end to a portion of the carrier arm between to the first end and the second end, and extending perpendicularly from the carrier arm in the first direction; and a shorting arm, connected at the fourth end of the capacitive tuning arm and extending perpendicularly from the capacitive tuning arm in a second direction, away from the resonating arm.

Abstract: An accessory configuration for enhancing wireless signal reception of a user device. The accessory, for the user device, may include a housing configured to receive the user device within a cavity; and a radiation element integrated with the housing and configured to affect a radiation pattern of an antenna of the user device that is configured to communicate a signal. The length of the radiation element may be based on a wavelength of the signal. The radiation element may be disposed within a predetermined distance of a zone of the cavity that is configured to receive a portion of the user device that includes the antenna when the user device is installed within the cavity.