Topband: Low noise preamp suggestions?

[Bill Cromwell]

Thank you Andrew,

Your reply was very helpful.

73,

Bill  KU8H



On 11/03/2015 07:31 AM, Andrew Ikin wrote:
> Bill wrote on Nov. 3.
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> <Let me relieve my ignorance here. What is the difference between a
> signal limiter and AGC? Or what is the difference between a signal
> limiter and a diode clamp?>
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> AGC is an automatic variable gain function of a receiver to compensate 
> for fluctuations in signal strength, a signal limiter, limits or 
> clamps excess signal that could overload the receiver input circuits. 
> The signal limiter could be a diode clamp or a saturated transformer.
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> 73
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> Andrew
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