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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1975
George H Kam, Tonawanda, NY (US);
GTE Sylvania Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
In a tuner for a television receiver, an attenuator circuit coupling a signal input to a signal output network includes a series connected controllable impedance and amplifier stage connected to a source of AGC potential whereby increased signal strength causes an increased AGC potential which reduces current flow through and increases the impedance of the controllable impedance while reducing the gain, and consequently the noise, of the amplifier stage coupled to the signal output network. In another aspect of the invention, a second attenuator circuit includes a second controllable impedance series coupling a signal input to the attenuator circuit and a third controllable impedance coupling the junction of the first and second controllable impedances to circuit ground for effecting an additional increased attenuation of a received signal.