Patent ID: 7982480

Claim:
A high-frequency passive impedance probe, comprising: a low-loss semi-rigid coaxial cable assembly, the assembly comprising a coaxial cable of a first predetermined length, a first end portion thereof being stripped to expose a second predetermined length of a center conductor; and an SMA connector attached to a second end portion of the coaxial cable; a conically tapered, hexagonal shaped, hollow body, the body having a first end and a second end, the first end being wider than the second end; a probe tip coupled to the second end of the body, the probe tip including at least two spring-loaded ground pins; a four-finger threaded cable catch, the cable catch having a first portion disposed in the probe tip, and a second portion disposed in the probe body; a locking nut operable to secure the cable assembly and the SMA connector inside the probe body; and an SMA-RF connector-adapter coupled to the SMA connector.