Low-cost miniaturized vertical coaxial cable to PCB transition for use in ultra-dense base station antennas

An antenna having one or more PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards), each of the one or more PCBs comprising:

• a plurality of cutouts formed in the PCB, each of the plurality of cutouts having a pair of interlocking slots, an inner conductor recess, and a solder pad disposed proximate to the inner conductor recess on a first side of the PCB, wherein the solder pad is electrically coupled to an RF trace disposed on the PCB;
• a plurality of vertical clips, each corresponding to one of the plurality of cutouts, wherein each vertical clip is installed on an interior edge of its corresponding cutout, the vertical clip having a clip body, a cylindrical outer conductor receptacle, and a pair of mounting tabs, wherein the pair of mounting tabs engage with the pair of interlocking slots;
• and
• a plurality of RF cables extending perpendicularly from a second side of the PCB that is opposite of the first side, each of the plurality of RF cables mechanically coupled to a corresponding vertical clip and corresponding cutout, wherein each RF cable has an inner conductor that is soldered to a corresponding solder pad, and each RF cable has an outer conductor that is soldered to a corresponding cylindrical outer receptacle.