Patent ID: 8064862

Claim:
A method of selecting an antenna in a receiver section of a radio communication station, said station comprising at least first and second antennas and said receiver section comprising an antenna diversity system and a gain controllable amplifier, said method comprising: measuring an actual signal level of a signal received at the first antenna; setting the gain of the gain controllable amplifier based on the signal level of the signal received at the first antenna; and after the gain of the gain controllable amplifier is set, performing the following steps: measuring an actual signal level of a signal received at the second antenna; selecting the first antenna if the signal level of the second antenna exceeds the signal level of the first antenna by more than a predetermined value (X); selecting the first antenna if the signal level of the first antenna exceeds the signal level of the second antenna; selecting the second antenna if the signal level of the second antenna exceeds the signal level of the first antenna by no more than the predetermined value (X); and maintaining the gain of the gain controller amplifier as set based on the signal level of the first antenna regardless of which antenna is selected.