Hand held communication device with decoupled antenna

A wireless, hand held communication device comprising:

• a base portion;
• a first flip portion, pivotal with respect to the base portion, including an antenna;
• and
• a second flip portion, also pivotal with respect to the base portion;
• that includes a recessed area;
• wherein at least a portion of the first flip portion fits within the recessed area of the second flip portion when the second flip portion and the first flip portion are in a closed position.

A hand held communication device comprising:

• a base portion including at least a speaker and a baseband processing circuit operative to at least process baseband data from a signal received by an antenna;
• a first flip portion pivotal with respect to the base portion, the first flip portion including the antenna, a power amplifier circuit operatively coupled to the antenna, and a demodulation circuit operatively coupled to the antenna and the baseband processing circuit, the demodulation circuit operative to produce the baseband data from the signal received by the antenna;
• and
• a second flip portion pivotal with respect to the base portion and including at least a microphone.