A meter register includes a register body having a rotatable drive shaft
coupled thereto. A drive gear is attached to the drive shaft and at least
one follower gear is rotatably attached to the register body and coupled
with the drive gear. An antenna is provided that includes a first
electrically conductive sheet, a second electrically conductive sheet,
and an axially extending leg electrically connected to the first
electrically conductive sheet and the second electrically conductive
sheet. A first electrically conductive sheet is spaced an axial distance
away from the second electrically conductive sheet wherein at least a
portion of the register body is sandwiched between the first electrically
conductive sheet and the second electrically conductive sheet. The meter
register can be attached to a meter body and, further, an auxiliary
antenna can be attached to the meter register. Also disclosed is a method
of operation of a utility measuring system that incorporates the
above-described meter register.