Which risk increases when a Software Defined Radio (SDR) receiver’s automatic gain control (AGC) heavily amplifies a weak signal containing high noise?

💡 Explanation

Receiver intermodulation distortion increases in SDRs because the automatic gain control boosts the entire signal, causing non-linear amplification and the generation of unwanted frequencies. Therefore, intermodulation rises, rather than phase noise decreasing, affecting signal integrity within the receiver’s band.

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