Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to a circuit for connecting a transceiver input/output to an antenna, the circuit including one or more of the following: a transceiver port; an antenna port; a reception path disposed between the transceiver port and the antenna port; a first amplifier configured to amplify a signal on the reception path when the circuit is configured according to a normal operation mode; and a first hybrid coupler configured to establish a bypass path around the first amplifier when the circuit is configured according to a bypass operation mode.