An antenna arrangement for a portable radiotelephone (100) is disclosed. In particular, the antenna arrangement generally includes a movable antenna element movable between an extended position and a retracted position, a movable contact (243) movably coupled to a bottom portion of the movable antenna element, the movable contact being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and a circuit board having a first contact element (236), and a second contact element (238) coupled to ground, the first contact element receiving the movable contact when the movable antenna element is in an extended position, and the second contact element receiving the movable contact when the movable antenna element is in a retracted position for terminating the antenna.