In radio communication system that is able to transmit in two or more
modulation modes, e.g., one modulation mode when phase shifts are
performed and another modulation mode when phase shifts and amplitude
shifts are performed, the disclosed invention can avoid that receiving
band noise becomes so great not to conform to the GSM standards'
prescription for such noise in a high voltage region of the power supply
voltage, even when the output power is controlled by changing the
amplitude of the input signal to the power amplifier circuitry while
fixing the bias voltages to be applied to the power amplifying
transistors. When the output power is controlled as above, in the
modulation mode (GSM mode) when phase shifts are performed, idle currents
flowing across the power amplifying transistors are regulated, depending
on the power supply voltage, i.e., the idle currents are decreased when
the power supply voltage is high and increased when the power supply
voltage is low.