by reference in its entirety with the exception that two concentric coils are located in the telemetry head rather than a single coil as illustrated in the winkler et al patent fig3 is a diagram illustrating the interconnection of the antenna array of the programmer or monitor 10 of fig1 with the circuitry and other functional components included therein the controller circuitry 46 selects which of the two antennas 20 and 22 is employed by means of control line 34 which controls antenna switch 32 rf signals are carried between the antenna switch 32 and transceiver 38 via rf line 36 the circuitry within the programmer or monitor includes a microprocessor 50 which controls the operation of the device as a function of programming stored in ram rom 54 and or hard disk drive 52 both of which are coupled to the microprocessor via data address bus 48 commands from the physician are provided to the microprocessor via keyboard 18 and or any additional control buttons on the telemetry head 12 fig1 and or if the display 16 is touch sensitive from the display as well information regarding the operation of the programmer or monitor and information received from the associated implanted device are displayed on display 16 under control of graphics circuitry 56 the graphics.