A system comprising: at least one antenna configured to receive a first diversity receive signal and a second diversity receive signal, the first diversity receive signal and the second diversity receive signal being received at a receive microwave frequency and having signal diversity, and to transmit a first diversity transmit signal and a second diversity transmit signal, the first diversity transmit signal and the second diversity transmit signal being transmitted at a transmit microwave frequency and having signal diversity; a first signal path having a first frequency converter configured to down convert the first diversity receive signal from the receive microwave frequency to a first carrier group at a first receive intermediate frequency and to up convert the first diversity transmit signal from a first transmit intermediate frequency to the transmit microwave frequency; a second signal path having a second frequency converter configured to down convert the second diversity receive signal from the receive microwave frequency to a second carrier group at a second receive intermediate frequency and to up convert the second diversity transmit signal from a second transmit intermediate frequency to the transmit microwave frequency, the first receive intermediate frequency, the second receive intermediate frequency, the first transmit intermediate frequency, and the second transmit intermediate frequency each being at a different frequency from each other; a first N-plexer configured to provide the first carrier group and the second carrier group to a first cable in communication with a first modem and to provide from the first cable the first diversity transmit signal and the second diversity transmit signal based on the first and second transmit intermediate frequencies; and an orthomode transducer configured to provide the first diversity transmit signal and the second diversity transmit signal to the at least one antenna and to receive the first diversity receive signal and the second diversity receive signal from the at least one antenna, wherein the first diversity receive signal and the first diversity transmit signal are orthogonally polarized to the second diversity receive signal and the second diversity transmit signal, respectively. at least one antenna configured to receive a first diversity receive signal and a second diversity receive signal, the first diversity receive signal and the second diversity receive signal being received at a receive microwave frequency and having signal diversity, and to transmit a first diversity transmit signal and a second diversity transmit signal, the first diversity transmit signal and the second diversity transmit signal being transmitted at a transmit microwave frequency and having signal diversity; a first signal path having a first frequency converter configured to down convert the first diversity receive signal from the receive microwave frequency to a first carrier group at a first receive intermediate frequency and to up convert the first diversity transmit signal from a first transmit intermediate frequency to the transmit microwave frequency; a second signal path having a second frequency converter configured to down convert the second diversity receive signal from the receive microwave frequency to a second carrier group at a second receive intermediate frequency and to up convert the second diversity transmit signal from a second transmit intermediate frequency to the transmit microwave frequency, the first receive intermediate frequency, the second receive intermediate frequency, the first transmit intermediate frequency, and the second transmit intermediate frequency each being at a different frequency from each other; a first N-plexer configured to provide the first carrier group and the second carrier group to a first cable in communication with a first modem and to provide from the first cable the first diversity transmit signal and the second diversity transmit signal based on the first and second transmit intermediate frequencies; and an orthomode transducer configured to provide the first diversity transmit signal and the second diversity transmit signal to the at least one antenna and to receive the first diversity receive signal and the second diversity receive signal from the at least one antenna, wherein the first diversity receive signal and the first diversity transmit signal are orthogonally polarized to the second diversity receive signal and the second diversity transmit signal, respectively.