Patent ID: 7079815

Claim:
A transceiver, comprising: (a) a first transmit/receive switch, such switch having: (i) a common port adapted for coupling to an antenna element; (ii) a transmit port; (iii) a receive port; and (iv) a matched load port; (b) a second transmit/receive switch, such second transmit/receive switch having a common port adapted for coupling to an input/output port; a transmit port; a receive port; and a matched load port; and (c) a balanced amplifier having: (i) a pair of input ports, a first one of the pair of input ports being coupled to receive port of the first transmit/receive switch, a second one of the pair of input ports being coupled to the transmit port of the second transmit/receive switch; and (ii) a pair of output ports, a first one of the pair of output ports being coupled to the transmit port of the first transmit/receive switch and a second one of the pair of ports being coupled to the receive port of the second transmit/receive switch.