An electronic device having a housing with a shroud locator socket. There
is a retractable elongate radio frequency radiating element passing
through an aperture of the shroud locator socket, the retractable
elongate radio frequency radiating element being electrically connected
to an electrical circuit located in the housing and being movable from a
fully retracted position when substantially located in the housing to a
fully extended position when substantially protruding outside the
housing. An end cap is located on a free end of the retractable elongate
radio frequency radiating element and there is a shroud having transverse
ribs that are transverse to a longitudinal axis (X) of the retractable
elongate radio frequency radiating element. The shroud covers a protected
length (L) of the retractable elongate radio frequency radiating element
proximal to the end cap. The shroud extends and tapers away from the end
cap towards the shroud locator socket and the shroud operatively engages
the shroud locator socket when the retractable elongate radio frequency
radiating element is in the fully retracted position.