Patent ID: 7308229

Claim:
A single-channel or multi-channel system for receiving terrestrial signals at a provider site from a subscriber, which comprises: a first directional subscriber antenna at a subscriber location with a main axis directed northward for transmitting the terrestrial signals to the provider site at a satellite-allocated frequency selected from a range of frequencies including: 11.7-12.2 GHz, 17.3-17.8 GHz and 41.0-42.5 GHz, and the satellite-allocated frequency is selected so as to mitigate interference with non-terrestrial signals; a directional terrestrial antenna at the provider site with a main axis directed southward for receiving the terrestrial signals at the selected frequency, wherein the directional subscriber antenna and the directional terrestrial antenna are aligned to mitigate interference with non-terrestrial signals; a second subscriber antenna at the subscriber location for receiving satellite signals at a second satellite allocated frequency from a satellite based transmitter, wherein the second subscriber antenna and the satellite based transmitter are aligned in a second axis to mitigate interference with the first satellite-allocated frequency; a plurality of proximal non-subscriber antennas, each with a main axis directed in a direction to avoid interference with the directional terrestrial antenna at the provider site; and processing means at the provider site for processing the terrestrial signals into an output.