Abstract: A radio-frequency automatic gain control circuit wherein at the time of a weak field input, the input signal is amplified by a differential amplifier, and at the time of an intense field input, the differential amplifier is operated as a grounded-emitter amplifier.

Abstract: In a receiver comprising a radio frequency amplifier stage, a frequency converter stage, an intermediate frequency amplifier stage and a detector, so that the gains of the radio frequency amplifier stage and the intermediate frequency amplifier stage are automatically controlled by an AGC voltage derived from the detector, the improvement further comprising a voltage comparator which compares a signal amplitude value of the radio frequency amplifier stage and a predetermined reference value and which provides a detection output signal when the former value becomes greater than the latter value, the gain of the radio frequency amplifier stage being reduced by the detection output signal so as to prevent the output clipping of the radio frequency amplifier stage.

Abstract: A cascode type transistor amplifier circuit having an improved signal-to-noise ratio characteristic, wherein a parallel circuit which consists of a resistance of comparatively large value and a diode is disposed on the emitter side of one of a pair of differential transistors and wherein a variable absorption current circuit is disposed on the emitter side of a grounded-emitter amplifying transistor, the absorption current of the variable absorption current circuit being controlled so as to decrease with increase in the input signal level.