Tuner with insertable antenna coupler

In a tuner, apparatus comprising:

• a first printed circuit board having a transmission line inductor disposed on a surface thereof and having a perimeter surrounded by an outer wall member having an aperture formed therein proximate to a first end of said inductor;
• an internal shield member mounted normal to said surface, proximate to a second end of said inductor and parallel to said outer wall members, said member having a notch formed in an upper edge thereof;
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• a second printed circuit board mounted normal to said surface, having a first end extending through said aperture, having a second end with a projecting tab supported by said notch, said second printed circuit board having an antenna coil secured thereto, said aperture and said notch being positioned with respect to said inductor so as to align said antenna coil in a plane normal to and centered with respect to said inductor;
• said second printed circuit board also having a static discharge resistor secured thereto, said static discharge resistor being electrically connected at a first end thereof to a first conductive surface disposed on said second printed circuit board and electrically connected to said antenna coil, said static discharge resistor being electrically connected at a second end thereof to a second conductive surface disposed on said tab of said second printed circuit board;
• said second conductive surface being soldered to said internal shield member at said notch both for electrically grounding said second end of said static discharge resistor and for securing said second end of said second circuit board so as to fixedly establish the lateral position of said antenna coil with respect to a major axis of said transmission line inductor.