a system and method for receiving a signal , comprising an input adapted to receive a radio frequency signal having a strong interferer ; a signal generator , adapted to produce a representation of the interferer as an analog signal generated based on an oversampled digital representation thereof ; and a component adapted to cancel the strong interferer from radio frequency signal based on the generated analog signal to produce a modified radio frequency signal substantially absent the interferer . the system typically has a nonlinear component that either saturates or produces distortion from the strong interferer , which is thereby reduced . the system preferably employs high speed circuits which digitize and process radio frequency signals without analog mixers .