Hi
If you use an antenna like this
http://i.mt.lv/routerboard/files/DPA-SL ... 152145.pdf then both polarizations are integrated into the one antenna. What you may find is if you enable 2 chains in your netmetal that possibly signal levels from one of the chains(polarization) will be better than the other chain (usually shows as an increase in signal to noise level on one of the polarization links(chains) this would be quite true in RF noisy environments.
There is no device available for conversion of 5GHz to 2 GHz or vice versa, that said yes you can use RF mixers, oscillators and amplifiers, but lets not over complicate the matter !
If you need to use another band, you will need to buy the 2GHz metmetal or 5GHz netmetal and matching antenna's..
On the topic of antenna's, make sure for that 20Km link that you are using the highest gain(Parabolic) antenna for the frequency you are using. for 2GHz that would commonly be at least(minimum) a 24dBi gain parabolic dish antenna, and for 5GHz at least a 30dBi(minimum) gain parabolic dish. This allows for best signal level to reach either end, and minimise noise caused to other users due to a tight beamwidth of such high gain antenna's. You also benefit from a good front to back ratio with those antenna's helping eliminate some background noise which decreases your signal to noise ratio's and thus your ability to get a good data rate. TX power can of course be played with, but that's for another conversation !