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What does automatic gain control do?

  • A.Holds the output roughly constant as signals vary
  • B.Improves the signal-to-noise ratio on weak stations
  • C.Sharpens the selectivity of the intermediate frequency strip
  • D.Corrects tracking error between oscillator and preselector

Answer: A

It reduces the gain on strong signals and restores it on weak ones, so the output stays roughly constant across a wide range of input levels. It cannot improve a signal-to-noise ratio, since it scales signal and noise together, which is the point most often misunderstood about it. Selectivity is fixed by the filters. And tracking is a tuning matter. A control loop can only regulate the quantity it measures, and here that quantity is level.

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