Microwave connector

A portable device, comprising:

• a housing;
• a plastic microwave connector, within said housing, functioning as an antenna connector in said portable device, said plastic microwave connector having an insertion loss of <0.5 dB and a return loss >10 dB and a plurality of contacts, a jack portion, and a plug portion,
• wherein said jack portion of the plastic microwave connector is built into said housing,
• wherein said plug portion of said plastic microwave connector is for locating an antenna subsystem thereat, thereby allowing a removable antenna to be selectively replaced, and
• wherein said jack portion allows dual functionability of said plastic microwave connector, said dual functionability comprising an antenna connection and at least one of a wireless local area network (LAN) connection, a cellular telephone connection, a high-speed wireless connection, a switch function, a low noise amplifier, a diversity switch for multiple antennas, and an indicator function.

An antenna connector for a portable device, comprising:

• a female portion integrally formed with said portable device;
• and
• a male portion, attached to an antenna subsystem, for being inserted into said female portion, wherein said female portion allows dual functionality of said connector,
• an antenna connector for a portable device, comprising:
• a jack portion integrally formed with said portable device;
• and
• a plug portion, attached to an antenna subsystem, for being inserted into said jack portion, wherein said jack portion allows dual functionability of said connector, said dual functionability comprising an antenna connection and at least one of a wireless local area network (LAN) connection, a cellular telephone connection, a high-speed wireless connection, a switch function, a low noise amplifier, a diversity switch for multiple antennas, and an indicator function.