A system and method for wirelessly communicating using beamswitching is
provided. A communications system includes a high-power signal cable
coupled to a signal amplifier, a radio frequency circuit coupled to the
high-power signal cable, and a control unit coupled to the radio
frequency circuit. The high-power signal cable conveys a transmission
signal produced by the signal amplifier. The radio frequency circuit
includes a plurality of antennas, a passive network having a plurality of
output ports and a plurality of input ports, each output port coupled to
an antenna of the plurality of antennas, and a plurality of switches
coupled to the high-power signal cable, each switch coupled to an input
port in the plurality of input ports. The control unit produces the
control signal based on a specified coupling of the high-power signal
cable to the passive network.