AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL

Automatic gain control(AGC) is a closed-loop

regulating circuit, the purpose of which is to provide a controlled
signal amplitude at its output, despite variation of the amplitude in
the input signal. The average or peak output signal level is used to
dynamically adjust the input-to-outputgainto a suitable value,
enabling the circuit to work satisfactorily with a greater range of
inputsignallevels.
Thesignaltobegaincontrolled(thedetectoroutputina
radio)goestoadiode&capacitor,whichproduceapeak-following
DCvoltage.ThisisfedtotheRFgainblockstoaltertheirbias,thus
altering their gain. Traditionally all the gain-controlled stages came
before the signal detection, but it is also possible to improve gain
controlbyaddingagain-controlledstageaftersignaldetection

APPLICATIONS :
AMradioreceivers
Vogad
(voice
Radars
operated gain
adjusting
Telephonerecording
device)

Vogad Circuit :