A wireless communication terminal includes an antenna selecting unit that selects, for each packet, an antenna for use in receiving signals from among a plurality of a plurality of antennas; a packet-destination judging unit that judges whether a packet obtained by demodulating a signal received by the receiving antenna selected by the antenna selecting unit is destined for the wireless communication terminal; and a stand-by-antenna determining unit that determines a stand-by antenna for use in receiving a packet to be received next based on a result of selection made by the antenna selecting unit and a result of judgment made by the packet-destination judging unit.
