A communications device includes a housing, an ionized air stream
generator carried by the housing for generating an ionized air stream,
and an ionized air chamber carried by the housing for directing the
ionized air stream external the housing to function as an antenna. A
transceiver is carried by the housing and is coupled to the ionized air
chamber. The transceiver excites or detects changes in a current flow in
the ionized air stream at radio communication frequencies.