Diversity Reception apparatus and method

摘要

Desired signal power detection sections 109 to 116 measure a signal power level from a communication partner received at respective antennas 101 to 108. Antenna set selection section 117 obtains a sum of signal power levels from the communication partner received at four antennas belonging to each of antenna sets A to D each composed of combined antennas selected in advance to form a predetermined radiation pattern, for each antenna set, and selects an antenna set with the sum being the highest. Switch 120 connects received signals only from antennas belonging to the selected antenna set to reception RF sections 121 to 124. Received signal inputted to respective reception RF sections 121 to 124 are converted into respective intermediate-frequency signals, combined in signal combining section 125, and demodulated in demodulation section 126 to be a desired signal. <IMAGE>