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A small-sized wireless device has a whip antenna and a receiver for receiving a call. The whip antenna is provided at the upper side of the rear face of the small-sized wireless device body to improve the antenna performance in a state where a person holds the body to communicate. A rib is provided at a portion of the rear face of the small-sized wireless device body in order to prevent the degradation of the antenna characteristics of the whip antenna at the time of placing the small-sized wireless device body on a metal plate and the like. According to such an arrangement, good sensitivity of the whip antenna can be obtained even when the small-sized wireless device body is placed on a metal plate.