Method and apparatus for producing diversity gain of a received signal

摘要

A receiver (100) that includes an antenna (101) employs a method and apparatus for producing diversity gain of a signal (106) received by the antenna (101), wherein the signal (106) is subject to a time-variant fading condition. Upon receiving the signal (106), the receiver (100) determines a signal quality metric of the signal (106) and compares the signal quality metric to a quality threshold. When the signal quality metric is below the quality threshold, the receiver (100) orients a predetermined antenna pattern (304) of the antenna (101) to improve the signal quality metric, thereby producing the diversity gain.