A low-cost eight-section telescopic aerial with a base that swivels & rotates. This aerial has the advantage that the mast sections may be pushed down through the swivel base into the equipment in which the aerial is housed. Thus the aerial is fully retractable leaving only 11mm of aerial tip exposed. The aerial is 1.016m long from the base & 1.04m long including the base. The base requires an 11.35mm diameter cut-out for mounting & 210mm of clearance inside the enclosure for when the aerial is fully retracted.