A wideband remote unit (108a-108n) of a distributed antenna system that includes a unit in communication with a base station, the wideband remote unit (108a-108n) comprising: a downlink path , wherein the wideband remote unit (108a-108n) is configured to wirelessly transmit a downlink RF signal from the downlink path ; and an uplink path , wherein the wideband remote unit (108a-108n) is configured to process a wideband composite uplink signal received via the uplink path, the wideband composite uplink signal comprising an uplink RF signal and a leaked downlink RF signal, wherein the leaked downlink RF signal is a signal component from the downlink RF signal wirelessly transmitted by the wideband remote unit (108a-108n) and leaked into the uplink path , the leaked downlink RF signal having a downlink signal power greater than an uplink signal power of the uplink RF signal; an analog-to-digital converter comprised in the uplink path and configured with a dynamic range, the dynamic range having a minimum value and a maximum value selected such that the analog-to-digital converter is suitable to digitize both the uplink RF signal and the leaked downlink RF signal of the wideband composite uplink signal, the analog-to-digital converter further configured to convert the wideband composite uplink signal to a first digital RF signal that is a digital representation of the uplink RF signal, and to a second digital RF signal that is a digital representation of the leaked downlink RF signal; and wherein the uplink path is further configured to transmit to the unit of the distributed antenna system in communication with the base station both the digital representation of the uplink RF signal and the digital representation of the leaked downlink RF signal. a downlink path , wherein the wideband remote unit (108a-108n) is configured to wirelessly transmit a downlink RF signal from the downlink path ; and an uplink path , wherein the wideband remote unit (108a-108n) is configured to process a wideband composite uplink signal received via the uplink path, the wideband composite uplink signal comprising an uplink RF signal and a leaked downlink RF signal, wherein the leaked downlink RF signal is a signal component from the downlink RF signal wirelessly transmitted by the wideband remote unit (108a-108n) and leaked into the uplink path , the leaked downlink RF signal having a downlink signal power greater than an uplink signal power of the uplink RF signal; an analog-to-digital converter comprised in the uplink path and configured with a dynamic range, the dynamic range having a minimum value and a maximum value selected such that the analog-to-digital converter is suitable to digitize both the uplink RF signal and the leaked downlink RF signal of the wideband composite uplink signal, the analog-to-digital converter further configured to convert the wideband composite uplink signal to a first digital RF signal that is a digital representation of the uplink RF signal, and to a second digital RF signal that is a digital representation of the leaked downlink RF signal; and wherein the uplink path is further configured to transmit to the unit of the distributed antenna system in communication with the base station both the digital representation of the uplink RF signal and the digital representation of the leaked downlink RF signal. <EOS>