Icom IC-7300 Manual page 4

Its Mostly About The Receiver - Some Terms
Bandwidth, Dynamic Range and Signal to Noise Ratio
• Bandwidth – tools to limit your receiver so it "hears" only
what you want to hear and to protect it from overload
• Mostly about filters
• Dynamic Range – the difference between the loudest and
the weakest signal you rig can handle
• Want to maximize Dynamic Range for the target signal
• Mostly about adjusting for optimum RF gain and
operation of Automatic Gain Controls
• Signal to Noise Ratio – the relative power between the signal
you are trying to hear (good) and noise/interference (bad)
• Noise reduction processors to reduce noise along with
proper use of other controls
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