Dual receive filter

A method for improving the linearity in a pre-processing stage of a receiver used in a wireless device, the method comprising:

• a) receiving signals of interest and unwanted signals;
• b) amplifying the signals of interest and the unwanted signals with an amplifier to generate amplified signals of interest and amplified unwanted signals;
• c) providing a matching network and additional downstream filters for separating the amplified received signals of interest from the amplified unwanted signals;
• d) providing a desired signal path at the output of the matching network with components for receiving and pre-processing the amplified signals of interest;
• and,
• e) providing a shunt path at the output of the matching network, in parallel with the signal path, with components for adjusting reflected energy sent back to the amplifier for limiting the output swing of the amplifier in a frequency band corresponding to the amplified unwanted signals.