Antenna selection system and method

A communication system comprising:

• a transmitter that transmits a data signal, the data signal having a time period without data transmission;
• and
• a receiver that receives the data signal, the receiver including
• a first antenna,
• a second antenna,
• a switch that activates one of the first antenna and the second antenna, and
• a processor that estimates a first signal-to-noise ratio for the first antenna
• and a second signal-to-noise ratio for the second antenna during the time period without data transmission,
• the processor controlling the switch to select one of the first antenna and the second antenna based on a comparison between the first signal-to-noise and the second signal-to-noise ratio, wherein the processor tracks the frequency and the bit timing of the data signal after estimating the first signal-to-noise ratio for the first antenna and the second signal-to-noise ratio for the second antenna.