Base station scanning using multiple receive paths

A mobile communication device, comprising:

• a first receive path configured to receive first radio signals;
• a second receive path configured to receive second radio signals;
• a reception processor configured to process the first radio signals and the second radio signals;
• a first oscillator configured to supply a first oscillator signal to the first receive path;
• a second oscillator configured to supply a second oscillator signal to the second receive path;
• and
• a scanning processor coupled at least to the second receive path and to the second oscillator, wherein the scanning processor is configured to scan for radio signals from at least one base station by evaluating the second radio signals received by the second receive path and controlling the second oscillator to provide the second oscillator signal with frequencies which are different from a frequency of the first oscillator signal

A method of receiving data in a mobile communication device, comprising:

• receiving first radio signals in a first receive path;
• receiving second radio signals in a second receive path;
• in a first mode, generating a data output signal on the basis of the received first radio signals and the received second radio signals;
• in a second mode, generating the data output signal independently from the received second radio signals;
• and
• in the second mode, scanning for radio signals from at least one base station by evaluating the received radio signals of the second receive path and providing the second receive path with a second oscillator signal having frequencies which are different from a frequency of a first oscillator signal provided to the first receive path.