Patent ID: 8462069

Claim:
An accessory system for a portable radio transceiver, comprising: an accessory for a portable radio transceiver comprising at least one of a speaker and a microphone disposed external of said portable radio transceiver; a cable containing a non-conductive outer sheath covering electrical wiring for operatively connecting said accessory to said portable radio transceiver; a plurality of tubular support elements separate from said electrical wiring and disposed within said non-conductive outer sheath, said plurality of tubular support elements serially arranged to extend for at least a portion of a length of said cable, where each of said plurality of tubular support elements is spaced a pre-defined distance from an immediately adjacent tubular support element and has a central bore formed therein through which said electrical wiring passes; at least one vertical dipole antenna integrated within said cable so as to be spaced apart from a body of said portable radio transceiver, said vertical dipole antenna comprising two radiating elements which extend in opposing directions from a feed point, each said radiating element formed of an elongate conductor disposed on a portion of an external surface of a respective tubular support element of said plurality of tubular support elements such that said elongate conductor extends parallel to a center axis of said respective tubular support element; and at least one feed line configured to communicate energy to and from said vertical dipole antenna, said feed line routed through said central bore of at least one of said plurality of tubular support elements which resides closest to said body of said portable radio transceiver.