Patent ID: 8494465

Claim:
A system for providing independent polarization control in a radio communication system, the system comprising a set of common antennas; a plurality of transmitters for supplying signals to said set of common antennas, wherein said set of common antennas is used for transmitting said signals, and wherein said set of common antennas is used to provide elliptical polarization transmission of said signals, a plurality of combiners including a respective combiner for each combination of a respective transmitter of said plurality of transmitters and a selected antenna of said set of common antennas, wherein each respective combiner is connected to cooperate with at least one other combiner that is associated with at least one other transmitter of said plurality of transmitters and with the selected antenna to allow signals from the respective transmitter and the at least one other transmitter to be provided to the selected antenna simultaneously, and an adjusting element allowing for controlling the polarization of the signal provided by said respective transmitter.