Apparatus and method of harmonic selection for mixing with a received signal

An apparatus to select a harmonic for mixing with a received signal, The apparatus comprising:

• a harmonic selector configured to generate a control signal indicative of a selected harmonic, wherein the harmonic is selected based on a variable gain setting determined from among a plurality of gain settings or from a range of gain settings;
• and
• a mixer configured to generate an output signal based on the selected harmonic, wherein one of a baseband signal or an intermediate signal is generated from the output signal.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for determining a variable gain setting corresponding to a received radio frequency (RF) signal from among a plurality of gain settings or from a range of gain settings;
• and
• means for selecting a harmonic to provide to an input of a mixer to generate an output signal, wherein one of a baseband signal or an intermediate frequency signal is generated from the output signal and wherein the harmonic is selected based on the variable gain setting.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions to select a harmonic for mixing with a received signal, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• determine a variable gain setting from a plurality of gain settings or from a range of gain settings;
• and
• select a harmonic to provide to an input of a mixer to generate an output signal, wherein one of a baseband signal or an intermediate frequency signal is generated from the output signal and wherein the harmonic is selected based on the variable gain setting.

26-32. (canceled)