An automatic gain control circuit is disclosed. The automatic gain control
circuit receives a radio frequency signal at an input. The input passes
the radio frequency signal to a first gain loop having a changeable gain.
A low pass filter filters the radio frequency signal. In a second gain
loop, the gain of the filtered signal is adjusted. The automatic gain
control circuit includes at least one signal detector for detecting a
signal level in the first gain loop and a signal level in the second gain
loop. The automatic gain control circuit also includes an adjustment
module for adjusting the gain of the first and second gain loops based
upon the detected signal levels wherein overall gain of the first and the
second gain loops is increased no greater than a predetermined value.