Snaps to Connect Coaxial and Microstrip Lines in Wearable Systems

Figure 7

Measured radiation loss of the transition (type A, 7 mm snaps). The vertical axis shows the ratio (power radiated from system)/(power available from source), that is, power lost from the transition in the form of radiation. Radiation from the microstrip line and other parts of the setup has not been removed, and line attenuations have not been deembedded. Undulation in the curve is due to impedance mismatch in the transition.