Hi

You can get parts in the 18 bit and up range for not a whole lot of money with 
rational sample rates for a WWVB receiver. Analog Devices and Linear Tech both 
make some interesting looking parts. They get you into the >=100 db  dynamic 
range area. 

Even with a lower bit count part, you pick up some bits in the downsampling 
process. As long as you have enough noise to keep things moving, you can track 
pretty far down into the crud. GPS receivers do that sort of thing all the 
time. 

Since this is slow audio after the CIC decimator, things like ARM chips 
probably have enough DSP horsepower to do what you need to do. The decimator 
it’s self is not terribly taxing if you don’t go too crazy with the rate 
change. 

Bob

On Feb 20, 2014, at 7:40 PM, Brian Lloyd <br...@lloyd.com> wrote:

> On Thursday, February 20, 2014, J. Forster <j...@quikus.com> wrote:
> 
>> The large amplitude swings happen on a very short time scale too.
>> Certainly <1 second at times.
> 
> 
> 8-bits is 48 dB. 16-bit parts at 60kHz should be cheap now. Why bother with
> AGC? Just make sure the ADC doesn't clip.
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