The invention is a system and method for sharing components of a
single-path receiver or transmitter system multiple antennas.
Specifically, according to one embodiment of the present invention,
multiple antennas simultaneously share an analog-to-digital converter
unit. The signal from one antenna is downconverted to a positive
frequency band while the signal from another antenna is downconverted to
a negative frequency band, allowing the signals to be processed by the
analog-to-digital converter unit with minimal interference between
signals and without the need for time-periodic switching. According to
another embodiment of the present invention, multiple antennas
simultaneously share a digital-to-analog converter unit.