A transceiver (100, 200-A, 200-B, 300-A, 300-B), comprising: a transmit signal path; a receive signal path; an amplifier; and control circuitry configured to selectively couple the amplifier in the transmit signal path to amplify a transmit signal at a radio frequency during a transmit operating mode of the transceiver and configured to selectively couple the amplifier in the receive signal path to amplify a receive signal at a radio frequency during a receive operating mode of the transceiver; wherein the control circuitry comprises a first and a second switch (132, 136), wherein the amplifier is coupled between the first and the second switch (132, 136); wherein a common terminal of the first switch is coupled to an input-port of the amplifier, wherein a first throw terminal of the first switch is coupled to a receive input-port of the receive signal path, wherein a second throw terminal of the first switch is coupled to a digital-to-analog converter of the transmit signal-path; wherein a common terminal of the second switch is coupled to an output-port of the amplifier, wherein a first throw terminal of the second switch is coupled to an analog-to-digital converter of the receive signal-path, and wherein a second throw terminal of the second switch is coupled to a transmit output-port of the transmit signal-path, further comprising a dual band filter coupled between the first switch and the second switch, said dual band filter comprising a first bandpass filter and a second bandpass filter connected in parallel, wherein the first bandpass filter comprises a passband which covers a frequency band of receive signals of the transceiver and the second bandpass filter comprises a passband which covers a frequency band of transmit signals of the transceiver. a transmit signal path; a receive signal path; an amplifier; and control circuitry configured to selectively couple the amplifier in the transmit signal path to amplify a transmit signal at a radio frequency during a transmit operating mode of the transceiver and configured to selectively couple the amplifier in the receive signal path to amplify a receive signal at a radio frequency during a receive operating mode of the transceiver; wherein the control circuitry comprises a first and a second switch (132, 136), wherein the amplifier is coupled between the first and the second switch (132, 136); wherein a common terminal of the first switch is coupled to an input-port of the amplifier, wherein a first throw terminal of the first switch is coupled to a receive input-port of the receive signal path, wherein a second throw terminal of the first switch is coupled to a digital-to-analog converter of the transmit signal-path; wherein a common terminal of the second switch is coupled to an output-port of the amplifier, wherein a first throw terminal of the second switch is coupled to an analog-to-digital converter of the receive signal-path, and wherein a second throw terminal of the second switch is coupled to a transmit output-port of the transmit signal-path, further comprising a dual band filter coupled between the first switch and the second switch, said dual band filter comprising a first bandpass filter and a second bandpass filter connected in parallel, wherein the first bandpass filter comprises a passband which covers a frequency band of receive signals of the transceiver and the second bandpass filter comprises a passband which covers a frequency band of transmit signals of the transceiver. control circuitry configured to selectively couple the amplifier in the transmit signal path to amplify a transmit signal at a radio frequency during a transmit operating mode of the transceiver and configured to selectively couple the amplifier in the receive signal path to amplify a receive signal at a radio frequency during a receive operating mode of the transceiver; wherein the control circuitry comprises a first and a second switch (132, 136), wherein the amplifier is coupled between the first and the second switch (132, 136); wherein a common terminal of the first switch is coupled to an input-port of the amplifier, wherein a first throw terminal of the first switch is coupled to a receive input-port of the receive signal path, wherein a second throw terminal of the first switch is coupled to a digital-to-analog converter of the transmit signal-path; wherein a common terminal of the second switch is coupled to an output-port of the amplifier, wherein a first throw terminal of the second switch is coupled to an analog-to-digital converter of the receive signal-path, and wherein a second throw terminal of the second switch is coupled to a transmit output-port of the transmit signal-path, further comprising a dual band filter coupled between the first switch and the second switch, said dual band filter comprising a first bandpass filter and a second bandpass filter connected in parallel, wherein the first bandpass filter comprises a passband which covers a frequency band of receive signals of the transceiver and the second bandpass filter comprises a passband which covers a frequency band of transmit signals of the transceiver.