A method for transmitting signals from a first communication node to a second communication node, the method comprising: receiving first and second data streams to be transmitted from the first communication node; converting the first and second data streams to first and second orthogonal linearly polarized signals; receiving the first and second orthogonal linearly polarized signals at a first polarizer , the first polarizer oriented at a first rotation angle, wherein the first polarizer converts the first and second orthogonal linearly polarized signals to, respectively, a first right-hand-circularly polarized, RHCP, signal and a first left-hand circularly polarized, LHCP, signal; combining the first RHCP signal and first LHCP signal into a transmitted signal having a first signal strength and transmitting the transmitted signal to a receiver at the second communication node, wherein the receiver comprises a second polarizer oriented at a second rotation angle and configured to receive the transmitted signal; adjusting the first rotation angle to substantially increase isolation between third and fourth orthogonal linearly polarized signals at the receiver, wherein the third and fourth orthogonally linearly polarized signals are derived, respectively, from the transmitted signal received at the receiver, and correspond, respectively to transmitted versions of the first and second linearly polarized signals, wherein the adjusting is based at least in part on a real-time analysis of a transmission loss of the third and fourth orthogonal linearly polarized signals as compared to the transmitted signal as sent by the transmitter, and information relating to the second rotation angle of the second polarizer; adjusting the first rotation angle based at least in part on computation of a misalignment angle between the first and second rotation angles. receiving first and second data streams to be transmitted from the first communication node; converting the first and second data streams to first and second orthogonal linearly polarized signals; receiving the first and second orthogonal linearly polarized signals at a first polarizer , the first polarizer oriented at a first rotation angle, wherein the first polarizer converts the first and second orthogonal linearly polarized signals to, respectively, a first right-hand-circularly polarized, RHCP, signal and a first left-hand circularly polarized, LHCP, signal; combining the first RHCP signal and first LHCP signal into a transmitted signal having a first signal strength and transmitting the transmitted signal to a receiver at the second communication node, wherein the receiver comprises a second polarizer oriented at a second rotation angle and configured to receive the transmitted signal; adjusting the first rotation angle to substantially increase isolation between third and fourth orthogonal linearly polarized signals at the receiver, wherein the third and fourth orthogonally linearly polarized signals are derived, respectively, from the transmitted signal received at the receiver, and correspond, respectively to transmitted versions of the first and second linearly polarized signals, wherein the adjusting is based at least in part on a real-time analysis of a transmission loss of the third and fourth orthogonal linearly polarized signals as compared to the transmitted signal as sent by the transmitter, and information relating to the second rotation angle of the second polarizer; adjusting the first rotation angle based at least in part on computation of a misalignment angle between the first and second rotation angles. <EOS>