Greetings ! A diode clamp is a primitive signal-limiter. More advanced ones might produce fewer harmonics, intermodulation products & general S--- & corruption. [The writer's manuscript was unclear at this point - Ed]
Automatic Gain control is smooth and continuous in onset and action (in an ideal world, unknown to the writer), and apart from the obvious fact that output-level in a refined system is unchanging, it should be quite undetectable to the user & cause no distortion whatever. I reckon that's all pretty easy & straightforward, but any questions - especially if scratched on a large gold brick - will receive my careful attention. 73 de Mort, SV5/G2JL _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
