Broadband absorptive-loading filter

An electronic appliance, comprising:

• front end circuitry comprising:
• a first port configured to conduct signals from a signal source, the signals comprising a first signal and a second signal;
• a first filter coupled to the first port, the first filter configured to filter the first signal according to a first frequency band and output the filtered first signal for further processing;
• a second filter coupled to the first port and arranged in parallel with the first filter, the second filter configured to absorb the second signal according to a second frequency band that is a stopband for the first filter;
• and
• an impedance load coupled between an output of the second filter and ground.

A broadband absorptive-loading filter method, the method comprising:

• receiving at a first port signals from a signal source, the signals comprising a first signal and a second signal;
• filtering by a first filter the first signal according to a first frequency band and outputting the filtered first signal for further processing, the first filter coupled to the first port;
• and
• absorbing by a second filter the second signal according to a second frequency band that is a stopband for the first filter, the second filter coupled to the first port and arranged in parallel with the first filter, the second filter coupled to a grounded impedance load.