Patent ID: 8892026

Claim:
A device for processing satellite signals comprising: a first amplifier chain that receives a first RF signal having a first frequency; a second amplifier chain that receives a second RF signal having a second frequency; a first bandpass filter coupled to the output of the first amplifier chain; a second bandpass filter coupled to the output of the second amplifier chain; a matrix switch coupled to the outputs of the first bandpass filter and the second bandpass filter, wherein the matrix switch comprises: an input port; an output port; an internal termination having an impedance value of Z; a first switch element having first variable impedance Z 3 coupled between the input port and the internal termination; a second switch element having second variable impedance Z 2 coupled between the input port and the output port; and means of controlling impedance values of both the first switch element and the second switch element, and wherein the matrix switch has a constant input impedance and performs on-frequency signal routing at the first frequency and the second frequency; the device further comprising: a frequency converter block coupled to the outputs of the matrix switch that outputs frequency converted signals; and a combiner coupled to the output of matrix switch that combines the frequency converted signals and produces a frequency stacked IF output wherein a single frequency conversion is performed between the RF input signals and the frequency stacked IF output.