The wide bandwidth transceiver includes a receiver section, a transmitter section, and a local oscillation module. The receiver section includes a 1.sup.st receiver intermediate frequency (IF) stage, a receiver switch module, and a 2.sup.nd receiver IF stage. The 1.sup.st receiver IF stage is operably coupled to convert a 1.sup.st inbound radio frequency (RF) signal into a 1.sup.st inbound IF signal based on a 1.sup.st local oscillation of the local oscillation module. The receiver switch module passes either the 1.sup.st inbound IF signal or a 2.sup.nd inbound RF signal, which have similar carrier frequencies, to the 2.sup.nd receiver IF stage. The 2.sup.nd receiver IF stage receives the selected signal from the receiver switch module and based on a 2.sup.nd local oscillation converts the selected signal into a low intermediate frequency signal. The transmitter section includes a 1.sup.st transmitter intermediate frequency (IF) stage, a 2.sup.nd transmitter IF stage, a power amplifier and a transmitter switch module. The 1.sup.st transmitter IF stage is operably coupled to convert an outbound low IF signal into a 1.sup.st outbound radio frequency (RF) signal based on the 2.sup.nd oscillation. The 2.sup.nd transmitter IF stage, when operably coupled, converts the 1.sup.st outbound RF signal into a 2.sup.nd outbound RF signal based on the 1.sup.st local oscillation. The transmitter switching module couples either the 1.sup.st outbound RF signal or the 2.sup.nd outbound RF signal to the power amplifier.