Front-end receiver circuit with multiple paths which are simultaneously active and receiver system using the same

A radio receiver comprising:

• a front end receiver, the front end receiver comprising;
• a plurality of transmissive signal paths originating from one signal input,
• a plurality of switching mechanisms;
• at least one path of the plurality of transmissive signal paths including a first amplifier coupled to a first input port of each of the plurality of switching mechanisms;
• at least another path of the plurality of transmissive signal paths including a second amplifier coupled to a second input port of each of the plurality of switching mechanisms, and
• a plurality of receiving subsystems each of the receiving subsystems coupled to coupled to the output port of each of the plurality of switching mechanisms, wherein each of the receiving subsystems controls the switching mechanism to select the path that is optimal for radio reception depending on the strength of the signal being received from the signal input;
• and
• an antenna coupled to the input of the front end receiver;
• wherein the outputs of the receiving subsystems are coupled to at least one demodulator to convert a modulated signal to baseband waveforms which can be either analog or digital.