Antenna assembly for a portable device. The antenna assembly includes a nonconductive base, a conductive bushing held within a lower end of the base, and a flex antenna wrapped around the base. The flex antenna includes a trace having substantially all of its length disposed around an upper end of the base axially away from the conductive bushing and terminating in a flexible end contact that extends over the bushing. A conductive mechanism engages the conductive bushing and presses the flexible end contact against the bushing. The conductive mechanism includes an exposed elongated contact. A whip antenna extends through the nonconductive base, and includes a nonconductive extension extending from a top end thereof and a lower contact for electrically contacting the bushing when the whip antenna is extended relative to the base.