Patent ID: 8559468

Claim:
A method of combining a GPS carrier signal and a non-GPS communication carrier signal over a common coaxial connection, the method comprising: receiving a GPS carrier signal into a signal system using an antenna, which system is configured to receive a non-GPS communication carrier signal from a communication system; processing the GPS carrier signal with the communication system to produce a modified frequency translated GPS carrier signal, the processing comprising at least: preventing the GPS carrier signal from interfering with native operating frequencies on the coaxial cable by moving the frequency of the received GPS carrier signal using a mixer and a local oscillator; filtering the modified frequency translated GPS carrier signal using a filter; and amplifying the modified frequency translated GPS carrier signal using an amplifier; filtering, using a filter, and power combining using a power combiner, the modified frequency translated GPS carrier signal and the non-GPS communication carrier signal; and transmitting, using a single coaxial cable, the combined modified frequency translated GPS carrier and non-GPS communication carrier signals to a receiving device.