CPC H01Q 1/3275 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/088 (2013.01); H01Q 1/1214 (2013.01); H01Q 1/42 (2013.01); H05K 1/182 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of assembling an antenna, comprising:
disposing a circuit board within a housing, the housing having a passage formed therethrough;
coupling an antenna element to the circuit board by passing the antenna element through the passage, the antenna element including a plug in direct contact with sidewalls of a communication portion of the antenna element, the antenna element further including a connector extending directly from a bottommost end of the communication portion, the connector insertable into a mounting slot of the circuit board, wherein the antenna element and the plug are wholly removable through the passage of the housing; and
filling an annular volume between the antenna element and the passage with the plug.
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