An apparatus and system for providing wireless communication for a portable
computer system. In one embodiment, the present invention is a wireless
communication apparatus. The wireless communication apparatus is adapted
to be communicatively coupled to a portable computer system. In the
present embodiment, the apparatus is comprised of a PCB (printed circuit
board). It is noted that the PCB of the present invention is separate from
and in addition to the PCB of the portable computer system to which it is
coupled. The apparatus is further comprised of an antenna, coupled to the
PCB adapted to transceive a specific radio frequency band. The apparatus
is further comprised of a passive radiator coupled to the PCB. The passive
radiator is adapted to provide an omindirectional radiation pattern for
the wireless communication apparatus.
