Patent ID: 8798564

Claim:
A transmitter, comprising: a broadband up-converter configured to convert an input signal into a Radio Frequency (RF) signal having an output frequency, and to adjust the output frequency over a broadband frequency range containing multiple sub-bands; a modular receptacle comprising an input interconnection adapter permanently coupled to the broadband up-converter and an output interconnection adapter coupled to an antenna, wherein the input interconnection adapter and the output interconnection adapter are each configured to removably receive a first power amplifier (PA), at a first instance, that covers a first sub-band in the broadband frequency range and to removably receive a second PA, at a second instance, in place of the first PA, that covers a second sub-band in the broadband frequency range; and a diplexer configured to connect the antenna to the transmitter and to a receiver, wherein the diplexer is coupled to the output interconnection adapter.