Antenna in a wireless system

A method for providing an antenna in a wireless receiving system, comprising:

• (a) cutting a wire at a desired length, the wire having a first end point and a second end point;
• (b) shaping a first portion of the wire into a closed shape, the first portion including the second end point;
• (c) electrically connecting the second end point to a connecting point between the first end point and the second end point to form the closed shape;
• (d) electrically connecting the antenna to a printed circuit board only at the first end point;
• and
• (e) positioning the closed shape away from a ground plane of the printed circuit board.

An antenna for supporting a wireless microphone system, comprising:

• a vertical antenna component providing a received signal to a printed circuit board at a first end point and having an essentially vertical orientation with respect to the printed circuit board;
• and
• a horizontal antenna component having an essentially horizontal orientation with respect to the printed circuit board and having a closed shape that is formed by an electrical wire along a periphery, the electrical wire being joined at a second end point of the open segmented component and that is characterized by:
• electrically coupling to the open segmented component at the second end point;
• providing a capacitive load for the antenna, the capacitive load tuning the antenna for an operating frequency value;
• and
• situating the horizontal antenna component away from a ground plane of the printed circuit board at an angle formed by the open segmented component and the capacitive top loaded component at the second end point,
• wherein the antenna is internally located within a same enclosure as the printed circuit board that supports the wireless microphone system and wherein the open segmented component is connected to the printed circuit board only at the first end point.