Proximity RF connector (PRF)

A proximity radio frequency connector for electrically connecting a filter circuit board to an antenna circuit board of a network node, the proximity radio frequency connector comprising:

• a housing defining an exterior mounting surface and an interior void opposite the exterior mounting surface, the housing being mountable to the filter circuit board, the housing being movable a direction at least one of perpendicular and tangential to the filter circuit board;
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• a proximity circuit board mountable to the exterior mounting surface of the housing, the proximity circuitry board including a coupling first transmission line for electromagnetically coupling a signal to the antenna circuit board when the antenna circuit board is proximate to, but physically separate from, the proximity circuit board.

A proximity radio frequency connector for electromagnetically coupling a first circuit board with a second circuit board of an antenna system, the proximity radio frequency connector comprising:

• a flexible transmission line at least partially suspended at least in part by a spring mechanism, the flexible transmission line configured to electrically connect a first circuit board to the second circuit board;
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• a first proximity circuit board including a first coupling transmission line for electromagnetically coupling a signal to the first circuit board when the first proximity circuit board is proximate to, but physically separate from, the first circuit board.