Systems (100) and methods (500) for method for providing a redundant or distinct transmission feature to a communication system (100). The methods involve (508) detecting if there is a communication system fault. If a communication system fault is detected (508:YES), then (512) a plurality of modified transmit signals are generated by combining a transmit signal with a plurality of complex weights (W1, W2, W3). The modified transmit signals are then (514) transmitted from a plurality of antenna elements (106a, 106b, 106c) of the communication system to an object of interest (108). If a communication systems fault is detected (508:NO), then (526) a plurality of redundant or distinct transmit signals are generated by combining the transmit signal with a plurality of first orthogonal or approximately orthogonal numerical sequences. The redundant or distinct transmit signals can then be (528) synchronously transmitted from the antenna elements.