DIRECTIONAL COUPLER SWITCH WHEREIN STRIPLINE GROUND CONDUCTOR IS MOVED RELATIVE TO STRIPLINE COUPLING CONDUCTORS

摘要

A directional coupler electric switch is provided having a housing circuit half and a housing cap half. A circuit card located within the housing circuit half has a stripline directional coupler circuit on the outer side and a grounding surface on the inner side. A second circuit card located within the housing cap half has a grounding circuit on the inner side. Connecting means are provided for the circuits within the housing at an edge thereof. The housing circuit half and the housing cap half are engaged so that the stripline directional coupler circuit is between the first and second circuit cards. The circuit card in the housing cap half is adapted to move relative to the other circuit card in the other housing half such that the grounding circuit can be moved into and out of coupling relationship with the stripline directional coupler circuit.