A communication device according to an embodiment includes an oscillator, a first signal generation circuit, a first insulation element, a first receiving circuit, and a first output circuit. The oscillator is configured to output a first carrier signal when at least one of a plurality of input signals that are externally input is at a first logic level. The first carrier signal and a first input signal among the input signals are input to the first signal generation circuit. The first signal generation circuit is configured to generate a first signal when the first input signal changes from a second logic level to the first logic level, output a first modulated signal based on the first signal, and thereafter output a second modulated signal based on the first carrier signal.

A radio frequency transmission system and methods for mitigating multipath radio frequency interference are disclosed. Embodiments include a first helical antenna having a first radius and operable to receive a first electromagnetic signal, and a second helical antenna having a second radius and operable to receive a second electromagnetic signal. Further embodiments include a phase adjuster configured to receive the first electromagnetic signal as an input signal, apply an adjustable phase delay to the input signal, and output an adjusted electromagnetic signal. Still further embodiments include a signal combiner configured to receive the adjusted electromagnetic signal and the second electromagnetic signal and output a combined electromagnetic signal.

Radio frequency front end modules are provided. In one aspect, a front end system includes at least one power amplifier configured to amplify a transmit radio frequency signal, at least one low noise amplifier configured to receive a receive radio frequency signal, an output node coupled to an antenna. The front end system further includes at least one switch configured to selectively couple the output node to the at least one power amplifier during a transmit period and to the at least one low noise amplifier during a receive period, at least one transmit filter coupled between the power amplifier and the at least one switch, and at least one receive filter coupled between the low noise amplifier and the at least one switch.

A main antenna arrangement is configured to receive with a pre-configured first directional radiation pattern having a first beam with a first beamwidth and to provide first received signals at a first output, and at least one auxiliary antenna is configured to receive with a pre-configured respective second directional radiation pattern having a second beam with a second beamwidth, different from the first beamwidth and to provide second received signals at a second output. Interference cancelling circuitry is configured to control the amplitude and phase of the second received signals received from the at least one auxiliary antenna to produce weighted second received signals and combine the weighted second received signals with the first signals received from the main antenna arrangement to reduce a level of interference signals received by the main antenna arrangement in relation to a level of wanted signals received in the main antenna arrangement.

A high-frequency front end module includes a primary antenna terminal and a secondary antenna terminal, a first multiplexer and a second multiplexer, a switch circuit, and a first amplifier and a second amplifier. The first multiplexer has a first transmission filter and a first reception filter. The second multiplexer has a second transmission filter and a second reception filter. The switch circuit exclusively switches connection between the primary antenna terminal and the first multiplexer and connection between the primary antenna terminal and the second multiplexer, and exclusively switches connection between the secondary antenna terminal and the first multiplexer and connection between the secondary antenna terminal and the second multiplexer.

A method for suppressing interference signals generated between satellite access stations of a multi-spot communication system is implemented by a distributed on-board and ground subsystem which comprises, on board a multi-spot communication payload, one or more opposition matrices, switches of an input switch assembly connected to the output of the reception sources of the reception antenna, and switches of an output selection ring connected upstream of the transmission sources of the transmission antenna, and, on the ground, a satellite access station GWt having a communication spectrum monitoring system CSM and a computer. The suppression method comprises a set of steps for testing the satellite accesses of the different stations GW, enabling each opposition matrix to be set selectively. The multi-spot space communication system incorporating the subsystem for suppressing the interference signals is described.

A signal receiver includes a first preliminary receiver circuit suitable for receiving an input signal and generating a first preliminary reception signal based on a first reference voltage, a second preliminary receiver circuit suitable for receiving the input signal and generating a second preliminary reception signal based on a second reference voltage, a reception circuit suitable for selecting one of the first preliminary reception signal and the second preliminary reception signal in response to a voltage level of a reception signal and generating the reception signal using the selected signal, and a reference voltage generation circuit suitable for adjusting a voltage level of the first reference voltage based on a first offset and adjusting a voltage level of the second reference voltage based on a second offset.

An antenna, a terminal, a method and device for implementing control of an antenna, the method including: detecting whether at least two sub-radiation areas are interfered, the at least two sub-radiation areas each corresponding to a respective one of feed points and forming a radiation area of an antenna radiator; controlling the feed points based on detection on the at least two sub-radiation areas, so as to use an un-interfered sub-radiation area of the at least two sub-radiation areas of the antenna radiator as a current antenna radiator.

There is provided systems and methods for mitigating interference from an interference signal. In one implementation the system comprises cancellation circuitry configured to: receive a first signal from a first antenna, the first signal comprising an interference component deriving from the interference signal and a desired component deriving from a desired signal; and receive a second signal comprising an interference component deriving from the interference signal and received at one or more of a different antenna or a different frequency to the first signal. The interference component in the second signal is stronger than that the interference component in the first signal. The cancellation circuitry is further configured to derive a cancellation signal from the second signal; generate an output signal by subtracting the cancellation signal from the input signal to substantially remove the interference component from the first signal; and output the output signal.

A wireless communication device can include an antenna configured to sense a radio frequency (RF) signal. The wireless communication device can include signal estimation circuitry configured to generate estimates of amplitude and frequency for unmodulated spurs within the RF signal. The wireless communication device can further include multi-tone generator circuitry coupled to the signal estimation circuitry and configured to generate a composite spur cancellation signal based on the estimates of amplitude and frequency for unmodulated spurs within the RF signal. The wireless communication device can further include adder circuitry configured to subtract the spur cancellation signal from the RF signal to generate a spur cancelled signal.