Patent ID: 8068556

Claim:
A transmitter, comprising: a processing module including memory and configured to receive outbound digital data and to modulation map received outbound digital data in accordance with a modulation scheme to provide modulation mapped digital data; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) module configured to receive the modulation mapped digital data and to convert the modulation mapped digital data to one of a digital baseband signal and an intermediate frequency (IF) analog signal; a local oscillator configured to output a local oscillator (LO) signal; an upconverter module configured to receive the IF analog signal and to mix the IF analog signal with the LO signal to produce a first modulated radio frequency (RF) signal; a conditioner module configured to receive the digital baseband signal and to condition the digital baseband signal by reducing the amplitude of the digital baseband signal to provide an analog baseband signal; a modulator module configured to receive the analog baseband signal and to modulate one or more carriers with the analog baseband signal to produce a second modulated RF signal; a power amplifier configured to receive one of the first modulated RF signal and the second RF modulated signal and to amplifier the received RF modulated signal to produce an RF output signal; an isolator configured to isolate said power amplifier while outputting the RF output signal; wherein said processing module is configured to operate in a plurality of modes comprising: a first mode wherein outbound signals traverse through said DAC module and said upconverter module to said power amplifier and without traversing through said modulator module; and a second mode wherein outbound signals traverse through said DAC module and said modulator module to said power amplifier and without traversing through said upconverter module.