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An array antenna transceiver includes an antenna section, N transceiver blocks, a common reference signal generating section and a transceiver control section. The antenna section has antenna elements. The N transceiver blocks are connected to the antenna elements. Each of the N transceiver blocks generates an individual reference signal. The transceiver block carries out transmission of a transmission signal and reception of a reception signal based on an common reference signal using a corresponding antenna element as a part of an array antenna in an array mode and based on said individual reference signal using the corresponding antenna element as an individual antenna element in an individual mode. The common reference signal generating section supplies the common reference signal to the N transceiver blocks. The transceiver control section sets said array mode when said common reference signal is used, and said individual mode when said individual reference signal is used.
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