Patent ID: 8417286

Claim:
A radio frequency (RF) communications system with a first operating frequency band and a second operating frequency band, the system comprising: a first antenna; a second antenna; a transceiver with a first operating frequency band transmission port, a second operating frequency band transmission port, a first operating frequency band primary reception port, a second operating frequency band secondary reception port, a second operating frequency band primary reception port, and a second operating frequency band secondary reception port; a first front end circuit including a first operating frequency band low noise amplifier, a second operating frequency band low noise amplifier, and a first operating frequency band power amplifier, the first front end circuit being connected to the first antenna; a second front end circuit including a first operating frequency band low noise amplifier, a second operating frequency band low noise amplifier, and a second operating frequency band power amplifier, the second front end circuit being connected to the second antenna; a first switching circuit selectively connecting the first operating frequency band transmission port, the first operating frequency band primary reception port, and the second operating frequency band secondary reception port to the first front end circuit; and a second switching circuit selectively connecting the second operating frequency band transmission port, the first operating frequency band secondary reception port, and the second operating frequency band primary reception port to the second front end circuit; wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are distant from the transceiver, the first and second front end circuit are proximal to the respective one of the first and second antenna, and the first and second switching circuits are proximal to the transceiver.