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A method of adjusting gain in an RF receiver, said receiver having at least three selectable gain paths, the first of said selectable gain paths providing a highest gain, the third of said selectable gain paths providing a low gain, and the second of said selectable gain paths providing a medium gain, the method comprising the steps of:

• selecting one of said three gain paths and defining said selected one of said three gain paths as a selected gain path;
• receiving a transmitted signal;
• generating a signal indicative of a level of said transmitted signal through said selected gain path, said level being defined as a received signal strength indicator (RSSI);
• combining the gain of said selected gain path with said RSSI to define a current signal level;
• updating a low gain accumulator and a high gain accumulator based on said current signal level;
• selecting the second selectable gain path, when said low gain accumulator exceeds a first predetermined switching threshold;
• selecting the first selectable gain path when said high gain accumulator exceeds a second predetermined switching threshold;
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• adjusting the gain path in said RF receiver for a subsequent received transmitted signal based on said selected first or second selectable gain path.