Patent attributes
Embodiments include an antenna assembly comprising a non-conductive housing having an open end; an antenna element positioned inside the non-conductive housing; an electrical cable having a first end electrically coupled to the antenna element and a second end extending out from the open end; one or more dielectric materials positioned inside the non-conductive housing; and a conductive gasket coupled to a portion of the electrical cable positioned adjacent to the open end and outside the non-conductive housing. One embodiment includes a portable wireless bodypack device comprising a frame having a first external sidewall opposite a second external sidewall; a first antenna housing forming a portion of the first sidewall and including a first diversity antenna; and a second antenna housing forming a portion of the second sidewall and including a second diversity antenna. Embodiments also include a method of manufacturing an antenna assembly for a portable wireless bodypack device.
