Patent ID: 7796952

Claim:
A system for communicating information signals, comprising: a first antenna for communicating information signals; a second antenna for communicating information signals; a receiver for selectively receiving information signals via one of the first antenna and the second antenna, wherein the receiver is in selective communication with the first antenna and the second antenna; a transmitter for transmitting information signals via the first antenna, wherein the transmitter is in selective communication with the first antenna; a first low-noise amplifier for amplifying a first information signal received by the first antenna to generate a first amplified signal, wherein the first low-noise amplifier is in selective communication with the first antenna and the receiver; a first switch for selectively connecting the first antenna to one of the first low-noise amplifier and the transmitter, wherein the first switch is in communication with the first antenna and the first low-noise amplifier and is directly connected to the transmitter; a second low-noise amplifier for amplifying a second information signal received by the second antenna to generate a second amplified signal, wherein at least the first low-noise amplifier and the second low-noise amplifier are formed on a monolithic substrate, and wherein the second low-noise amplifier is in communication with the second antenna and in selective communication with the receiver; and a second switch for selectively applying one of the first and second amplified signals to the receiver, wherein the second switch is in communication with the first low-noise amplifier, the second low-noise amplifier and the receiver, wherein the second switch is coupled between the first switch and the receiver, and wherein the first low-noise amplifier is connected between the first switch and the second switch.