Patent ID: 8604818

Claim:
An apparatus for making contact between a transmit-receive (T/R) module and a test device for transmission of RF signals, the apparatus comprising: a mechanically guided contact-making unit in the form of a frame and having a plurality of contact elements for making contact with the T/R module; a line substrate arranged rigidly on a side of the contact-making unit facing away from the T/R module, wherein the line substrate is electrically connected to the T/R module, the line substrate is a triplate line, and the RF signals are passed to the test device via the line substrate; one or more register pins for defined alignment of the T/R module with respect to the contact-making unit; a fixing unit for mechanical fixing of the T/R module; a shifting device with a plurality of inclined planes each having an incline that rises from a direction of the contact-making unit to a direction away from the contact-making unit, wherein the shifting device is configured to move in the direction of the contact-making unit so that a horizontal movement of the plurality of inclined planes in the direction of the contact-making unit cause the contact-making unit to move vertically toward the T/R module, wherein, when the contact-making unit reaches a defined final position, the contact is made with the T/R module via the contact elements in one process.