Systems and methods for reducing loss and distortion for beamforming

A base station comprising:

• an antenna array including a plurality of antennas configured to generate a radio frequency transmit beam having a tilt for wirelessly communicating with user equipment;
• a transmit port configured to receive a radio frequency transmit signal;
• and
• a plurality of delay circuits, each of the delay circuits configured to receive the radio frequency transmit signal from the transmit port and delay the radio frequency transmit signal, each of the delay circuits configured to provide the delayed radio transmit signal to a corresponding one of the antennas, and each of the delay circuits including a plurality of delay components electrically connected in series and a plurality of switches, each of the switches electrically connected in parallel with a corresponding one of the delay components.

A delay circuit for digital remote electric tilt comprising:

• a plurality of delay components electrically connected in series;
• a plurality of switches, each of the switches electrically connected in parallel with a corresponding one of the delay components;
• and
• a controller configured to control a combination of the switches that are closed and opened to control a tile of the digital remote electric tilt.