A bandstop filter where variation in characteristics is suppressed to
minimum and which realizes an increased production yield. The physical
length of a line joint portion between a main line and an oscillator can
be enlarged by providing an impedance non-continuous structure portion in
a strip conductor of the oscillator. In comparison to the case where the
impedance non-continuous structure portion is not provided, the width of
a joint slit required to obtain an equal joint amount can be enlarged.
When the joint slit width is enlarged, variation in filter
characteristics caused by pattern accuracy can be reduced because of the
enlarged joint slip width, thus improving a filter yield. This means that
pattern accuracy requirement for production is loosened. Freedom in
selecting a dielectric substrate is increased, which also provides an
advantage that a filter can be produced using a less expensive dielectric
substrate with not very high pattern accuracy.