A communication system, comprising: a plurality of antennas (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20) including multiple disjoint sets of multiple antennas configured to receive signals from multiple mobile sources (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), the multiple disjoint sets of multiple antennas including at least a first set of antennas and a second set of antennas; wherein each antenna of the first set of antennas (10, 14, 18) is associated with a respective coverage area (22, 26, 30) from within which the antenna can reliably communicate with a first mobile source of the multiple mobile sources (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), and the first set of antennas comprises antennas associated with non-adjacent coverage areas; wherein each antenna of the second set of antennas (12, 16, 20) is associated with a respective coverage area (24, 28, 32) from within which the antenna can reliably communicate with the first mobile source of the multiple mobile sources (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), and the second set of antennas comprises antennas associated with non-adjacent coverage areas; and wherein coverage areas of the first set of antennas overlap with coverage areas of the second set of antennas; the communication system further comprising: multiple receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); and multiple signal paths including a first signal path connected to the first set of antennas and the receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80), and a second signal path connected to the second set of antennas and the receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); wherein the first signal path is configured to provide a first combined output of the first set of antennas to each of the multiple receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); wherein the second signal path is separate from and not in communication with the first signal path, and is configured to provide a second combined output of the second set of antennas to each of the multiple receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); and wherein each of the receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80) choose to output information from the first signal path or the second signal path based on signal characteristics of the signals received from the first signal path and the second signal path. a plurality of antennas (10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20) including multiple disjoint sets of multiple antennas configured to receive signals from multiple mobile sources (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), the multiple disjoint sets of multiple antennas including at least a first set of antennas and a second set of antennas; wherein each antenna of the first set of antennas (10, 14, 18) is associated with a respective coverage area (22, 26, 30) from within which the antenna can reliably communicate with a first mobile source of the multiple mobile sources (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), and the first set of antennas comprises antennas associated with non-adjacent coverage areas; wherein each antenna of the second set of antennas (12, 16, 20) is associated with a respective coverage area (24, 28, 32) from within which the antenna can reliably communicate with the first mobile source of the multiple mobile sources (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), and the second set of antennas comprises antennas associated with non-adjacent coverage areas; and wherein coverage areas of the first set of antennas overlap with coverage areas of the second set of antennas; the communication system further comprising: multiple receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); and multiple signal paths including a first signal path connected to the first set of antennas and the receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80), and a second signal path connected to the second set of antennas and the receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); wherein the first signal path is configured to provide a first combined output of the first set of antennas to each of the multiple receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); wherein the second signal path is separate from and not in communication with the first signal path, and is configured to provide a second combined output of the second set of antennas to each of the multiple receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); and wherein each of the receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80) choose to output information from the first signal path or the second signal path based on signal characteristics of the signals received from the first signal path and the second signal path. multiple receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); and multiple signal paths including a first signal path connected to the first set of antennas and the receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80), and a second signal path connected to the second set of antennas and the receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); wherein the first signal path is configured to provide a first combined output of the first set of antennas to each of the multiple receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); wherein the second signal path is separate from and not in communication with the first signal path, and is configured to provide a second combined output of the second set of antennas to each of the multiple receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80); and wherein each of the receivers (70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80) choose to output information from the first signal path or the second signal path based on signal characteristics of the signals received from the first signal path and the second signal path.