Patent attributes
A radio communication apparatus that is capable of switching modulation schemes. The radio communication apparatus includes a QPSK modulation signal generator, a QAM modulation signal generator, a transmission radio, and a common transmission power amplifier. The QPSK modulation signal generator modulates transmission data by a QPSK modulation scheme and outputs a QPSK modulation signal. The QAM modulation signal generator modulates transmission data by a QAM scheme and outputs a QAM modulation signal. The transmission radio receives the QPSK modulation signal or the QAM modulation signal and outputs a transmission signal, which is amplified by the common transmission power amplifier. The QPSK modulation signal generator and the QAM modulation signal generator each output signal component that make an average transmission power of the QAM modulation signal in the common transmission power amplifier smaller than an average transmission power of the QPSK modulation signal in the common transmission power amplifier.
