Network-enabled connectivity for disadvantaged communication links

A system for wireless communication, comprising:

• a plurality of two-channel radio nodes,
• wherein each of the two-channel radio nodes is configured to operate in a first channel over a first frequency band using a first mobile antenna and a second channel over a second frequency band using a second mobile antenna, the second frequency band being non-overlapping with the first frequency band, and
• wherein a first two-channel radio node of the plurality of two-channel radio nodes is configured to:
• receive, in the first frequency band in a first timeslot, a first signal comprising a message;
• receive, from at least a second two-channel radio node in the second frequency band in a second timeslot, a second signal that is used to generate a first reliability metric corresponding to the message, wherein a duration of the first timeslot is greater than a duration of the second timeslot;
• and
• perform, based on a plurality of reliability metrics corresponding to the message and the first reliability metric, a first processing operation on the message.

A dual-channel radio node for wireless communication, comprising:

• a first radio, coupled to a first mobile antenna, configured to operate in a first channel over a first frequency band;
• a second radio, coupled to a second mobile antenna, configured to operate in a second channel over a second frequency band that is non-overlapping with the first frequency band;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the first radio and the second radio;
• and
• a memory with instructions thereon, wherein the instructions upon execution by the processor cause the processor to:
• perform, in the first frequency band, a bi-directional communication with at least a second dual-channel radio node;
• receive, from at least the second dual-channel radio node in the second frequency band, a local probe,
• receive, from a destination node in the second frequency band, a probe,
• compute, based on the bi-directional communication, the probe, and the local probe, a phase correction, and
• transmit, to the destination node in the second frequency band, a message with the phase correction.