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Distortion in a receiver that only affects strong signals usually indicates a defect in or mis-adjustment of the:
automatic gain control (AGC)
If the AGC circuit is not functioning correctly (e.g., too slow attack, incorrect threshold, or fault), strong signals might overload later IF stages or the detector before the AGC can reduce the receiver gain sufficiently, leading to distortion only on those strong signals.
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