Patent ID: 7149470

Claim:
A direct broadcast system having a high altitude communication device transmitting a plurality of broadcast signals and an antenna receiving said plurality of broadcast signals comprising: an outdoor unit (ODU) electrically coupled to said antenna comprising; a waveguide electrically coupled to said antenna, said waveguide separating a first broadcast signal and a second broadcast signal from said plurality of broadcast signals; a first low noise block (LNB) having a housing and electrically coupled to said waveguide, said first LNB amplifying said first broadcast signal; and a second LNB electrically coupled to said waveguide, said second LNB amplifying said second broadcast signal; an integrated receiver and decoder (IRD) electrically coupled to said ODU, said IRD transmitting a selection signal to said ODU; and a plurality of selection switches located within said housing and electrically coupled to said first LNB, said second LNB, and said IRD, said plurality of selection switches switching between said first LNB and said second LNB in response to said selection signal.