Wideband receiver

Claim 2

A wideband receiver having a given frequency range for reception of signals disposed therein comprising: first means to divide said given frequency range into a first frequency region and a plurality of frequency regions different from each other and said first frequency region, said first and said plurality of frequency regions being contiguous; and second means coupled to said first means to frequency translate said plurality of frequency regions into said first frequency region.

Claim 3

A receiver according to claim 1, further including means coupled to said second means to recover intelligence conveyed by said received signals.

Claim 4

A receiver according to claim 1, further including means coupled tO said second means to determine the frequency of said received signals.

Claim 5

A receiver according to claim 1, wherein said given frequency range is divided into three different, contiguous frequency regions; said first means includes a first amplifier responsive to signals in the higher one of said frequency regions, a second amplifier responsive to signals in the lower one of said frequency regions, and a third amplifier responsive to signals in the intermediate one of said frequency regions; and said second means includes a frequency translator arrangement coupled to said first and second amplifiers to frequency translate said higher and lower ones of said frequency regions to said intermediate one of said frequency regions.

Claim 6

A wideband receiver having a given frequency range for reception of signals disposed therein comprising: first means to divide said given range into a plurality of different, contiguous frequency regions; and second means coupled to said first means to frequency translate said plurality of frequency regions into a common frequency band; said given frequency range being divided into three different, contiguous frequency bands; said first means including a first amplifier responsive to signals in the higher one of said frequency regions, a second amplifier responsive to signals in the lower one of said frequency regions, and a third amplifier responsive to signals in the intermediate one of said frequency regions; and said second means including an arrangement coupled to said first and third amplifiers to frequency translate said higher one of said frequency regions and said lower one of said frequency regions to said intermediate one of said frequency regions.

Claim 7

A wideband receiver having a given frequency range for reception of signals disposed therein comprising: first means to divide said given range into a plurality of different, contiguous frequency regions; and second means coupled to said first means to frequency translate said plurality of frequency regions into a common frequency band; said given frequency range being divided into three different, contiguous frequency bands; said first means including a first amplifier responsive to signals in the higher one of said frequency regions, a second amplifier responsive to signals in the lower one of said frequency regions, and a third amplifier responsive to signals in the intermediate one of said frequency regions; and said second means including an arrangement coupled to said first and third amplifiers to frequency translate said higher one of said frequency regions and said lower one of said frequency regions to said intermediate one of said frequency regions.

Claim 8

A receiver according to claim 5, wherein said second means further includes means coupled in common to said arrangement and said third amplifier.

Claim 9

A wideband receiver having a given frequency range for reception of signals disposed therein comprising: first means to divide said given frequency range into a plurality of different, contiguous frequency regions; and second means coupled to said first means to frequency translate said frequency regions into a common frequency band; said given frequency range being divided into three different, contiguous frequency regions; said first means including a first amplifier responsive to signals in the higher one of said frequency regions, a second amplifier responsive to signals in the lower one of said frequency regions, and a third amplifier responsive to signals in the intermediate one of said frequency regions; and said second means including a first mixer coupled to said first amplifier, a second mixer coupled to said second amplifier, and a first oscillator coupled in common to said first and second mixer, said first mixer including a lower sideband selector to define said intermediate one of said frequency regions, said second mixer including an upper sideband selector to define said intermediate one of said frequency regions.

Claim 10

A wideband receiver having a given frequency range for reception of signals disposed therein comprising: first means to divide said given frequency range into a plurality of different, contiguous frequency regions; and second means coupled to said first means to frequency translate said frequency regions into a common frequency band; said given frequency range being divided into three different, contiguous frequency regions; said first means including a first amplifier responsive to signals in the higher one of said frequency regions, a second amplifier responsive to signals in the lower one of said frequency regions, and a third amplifier responsive to signals in the intermediate one of said frequency regions; and said second means including a first mixer coupled to said first amplifier, a second mixer coupled to said second amplifier, and a first oscillator coupled in common to said first and second mixer, said first mixer including a lower sideband selector to define said intermediate one of said frequency regions, said second mixer including an upper sideband selector to define said intermediate one of said frequency regions.

Claim 11

A receiver according to claim 7, further including means coupled in common to said first and second mixers and said third amplifier to recover intelligence conveyed by said received signals.

Claim 12

A receiver according to claim 7, wherein said second means further includes a third mixer coupled in common to said first and second mixers and said third amplifier, a first source of a plurality of signals coupled to said third mixer to define at the output of said third mixer a first frequency band different than said intermediate one of said frequency regions, a fourth mixer coupled in common to said first and second mixers and said third amplifier, a second source of a plurality of signals coupled to said fourth mixer to define at the output of said third mixer a second frequency band different than said intermediate one of said frEquency regions and said first frequency band, a first plurality of contiguous pass-band filters coupled to said third mixer to indicate the portion of said first frequency band containing said received signal, a second plurality of contiguous pass-band filters coupled to said fourth mixer to indicate the portion of said second frequency band containing said received signal, a fifth mixer coupled to said third mixer, a sixth mixer coupled to said fourth mixer, and a second oscillator coupled in common to said fifth and sixth mixer to define at the output of each of said fifth and sixth mixer a third frequency band different than said first and second frequency bands and said intermediate one of said frequency regions.

Claim 13

A receiver according to claim 9, further including means coupled to said first and second plurality of contiguous pass-band filters, said second oscillator, said fifth and sixth mixers, and said first, second and third amplifiers to determine the frequency of said received signals.