automatic gain control

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automatic gain control

[¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik ′gān kən‚trōl]
(electronics)
A control circuit that automatically changes the gain (amplification) of a receiver or other piece of equipment so that the desired output signal remains essentially constant despite variations in input signal strength. Abbreviated AGC.
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Blinking jammers can upset the AGC circuits in the radar causing the receiver to be alternatively saturated and desensitized below the noise level.
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Effectively, these equalizers are AGC circuits designed and implemented in digital signal processors, which can remove the deep amplitude notches that would otherwise occur.
Fading and multipath testing in communication systems

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