Patent ID: 8606196

Claim:
A terminal, comprising: a primary path for processing downconverted wireless communication signals; a diversity path for processing downconverted wireless communication signals; and at least one first receiver unit comprising a first downconverter having its output communicatively coupled to the primary path, the first downconverter configured to frequency downconvert received wireless communication signals; at least one second receiver unit comprising a second downconverter having its output communicatively coupled to the diversity path, the second downconverter configured to frequency downconvert received wireless communication signals; a switch coupled to the output of the second downconverter configured to, when closed, communicatively couple the output of the second downconverter to the primary path, and, when open, isolate the output of the second downconverter from the primary path; and a plurality of ports communicatively coupled to each of the first downconverter and the second downconverter, each of the plurality of ports configured to receive the wireless communication signals.