A method of controlling reception for a wireless broadband radio by selecting between a plurality of intermediate frequencies to minimize spurious interference at a predetermined frequency, the method comprising: receiving a radio frequency signal having a frequency f sg in a first receive path having a mixer for generating an intermediate frequency signal from the radio frequency signal by mixing the radio frequency signal with a local oscillation signal having a local oscillation frequency f LO , wherein the intermediate frequency is initially set to a first intermediate frequency, f IF1 ; determining an interference in the radio frequency signal at a first predetermined frequency; and switching the intermediate frequency to a second intermediate frequency, f IF2 , and generating the intermediate frequency signal from the radio frequency signal at the second intermediate frequency if the interference in the radio frequency signal at the first predetermined frequency exceeds a threshold level; wherein receiving the radio frequency signal comprises receiving the radio frequency signal in a wireless broadband radio comprising a first receiver having the first receive path and a second receiver having a second receive path, wherein the first and second receivers are both coupled to the same receiving antenna configured to receive a radio frequency band; and the second receiver is a monitoring receiver configured to scan the band for interference independently of the first receiver; characterized in that: switching the intermediate frequency to a second intermediate frequency further comprises receiving the radio frequency signal in a second receive path while switching the intermediate frequency to F IF2 to prevent an interruption in data traffic during switching. receiving a radio frequency signal having a frequency f sg in a first receive path having a mixer for generating an intermediate frequency signal from the radio frequency signal by mixing the radio frequency signal with a local oscillation signal having a local oscillation frequency f LO , wherein the intermediate frequency is initially set to a first intermediate frequency, f IF1 ; determining an interference in the radio frequency signal at a first predetermined frequency; and switching the intermediate frequency to a second intermediate frequency, f IF2 , and generating the intermediate frequency signal from the radio frequency signal at the second intermediate frequency if the interference in the radio frequency signal at the first predetermined frequency exceeds a threshold level; wherein receiving the radio frequency signal comprises receiving the radio frequency signal in a wireless broadband radio comprising a first receiver having the first receive path and a second receiver having a second receive path, wherein the first and second receivers are both coupled to the same receiving antenna configured to receive a radio frequency band; and the second receiver is a monitoring receiver configured to scan the band for interference independently of the first receiver; characterized in that: switching the intermediate frequency to a second intermediate frequency further comprises receiving the radio frequency signal in a second receive path while switching the intermediate frequency to F IF2 to prevent an interruption in data traffic during switching. <EOS>