Transceiver assembly

1. A method of constructing a radio system, the method comprising:

attaching electronic components to a printed circuit board surface established by a plane of an antenna input/output transition;

providing relief in the printed circuit board such that the antenna input/output transition extends through the printed circuit board; and

coupling a first port of a diplexer having three ports located on the same planar surface to the antenna input/output transition through a waveguide;

wherein the printed circuit board includes cut-outs to allow removably mounting a transmit module and a receive module to the printed circuit board and in direct thermal contact with an electronic housing; and

wherein the relief in the printed circuit board includes a cut-out in the center of the printed circuit board that allows coupling the antenna port of the diplexer to the antenna input/output transition.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the second and third ports on the diplexer are coupled to the transmit module and the receive module using waveguides, respectively.

3. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein attaching electronic components to the printed circuit board includes attaching interchangeable personality parts to the printed circuit board to change the operating frequency of the radio system.

4. A transceiver assembly comprising:

an electronic housing;

a printed circuit board;

an antenna input/output transition;

a transmit module;

a receive module; and

a diplexer having opposed planar surfaces, wherein the transmit module, receive module, and antenna input/output transition are located on the same planar surface of the diplexer;

wherein the transmit module and the receive module are removably mounted to the printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board includes cut-outs through which the transmit and receive modules are placed in direct thermal contact with the electronic housing;

wherein the electronic housing further comprises heat-dissipating protrusions which increase the surface area of a direct thermal contact path from a heat generating component inside the transceiver assembly to the exterior of transceiver assembly.

5. A transceiver assembly comprising:

an electronic housing;

a printed circuit board;

an antenna input/output transition;

a transmit module;

a receive module; and

a diplexer having opposed planar surfaces, wherein the transmit module, receive module, and antenna input/output transition are located on the same planar surface of the diplexer;

wherein the transmit module and the receive module are removably mounted to the printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board includes cut-outs through which the transmit and receive modules are placed in direct thermal contact with the electronic housing;

wherein installation mounting means can be used to adjust the transceiver assembly radially for a desired azimuth and to pivot the transceiver assembly to adjust the elevation of the signal radiated from the transceiver assembly.

6. A radio transceiver assembly for transmitting and receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal, the assembly comprising:

an antenna assembly;

an electronic assembly comprising:

a housing;

a printed circuit board;

a transmit module;

a receive module;

an antenna input/output transition;

a diplexer; and

a cover;

wherein the printed circuit board includes two cut-outs on opposite sides of the board to allow removably mounting the transmit and receive modules in direct thermal contact with the housing and a cut-out in the center of the board to allow the antenna input/output transition to extend through the printed circuit board to couple to the diplexer;

wherein interchangeable personality parts are attached to the printed circuit board surface established by a plane of the antenna input/output transition to configure the operation of the printed circuit board to a desired frequency band;

wherein the diplexer has opposed planar surfaces, such that the transmit module, receive module, and antenna input/output transition are located on the same planar surface, and tuning adjustment means are located on the opposite surface of the diplexer;

wherein the diplexer comprises:

a generally elongated diplexer body;

three ports located on the same diplexer planar surface and configured to couple to the transmit module, receive module, and antenna input/output transition via waveguides;

a cover configured to form a diplexer cavity for directing the RF signal; and

an adjustable backstop, at each end of the diplexer body.