Patent ID: 8472879

Claim:
A single-channel or multi-channel system for receiving terrestrial signals at a terrestrial provider site from a subscriber, which comprises: a directional subscriber antenna at a subscriber location with a main axis directed northward for transmitting the terrestrial signals to the terrestrial provider site at a first satellite-allocated frequency and a second satellite-allocated frequency, wherein the first satellite-allocated frequency is selected from a range of frequencies including: 11.7-12.2 GHz, 17.3-17.8 GHz and 41.0-42.5 GHz, to mitigate interference with non-terrestrial signals; a directional terrestrial antenna at the terrestrial provider site with a main axis directed southward for receiving the terrestrial signals at the first satellite-allocated frequency and the second satellite-allocated frequency, wherein the directional subscriber antenna and the directional terrestrial antenna are aligned to mitigate interference with non-terrestrial signals; a plurality of proximal non-subscriber antennas, each with a main axis directed in a direction to avoid interference with the directional terrestrial antenna at the terrestrial provider site; and processing means at the terrestrial provider site for processing the terrestrial signals into an output.