A RF transmitter has at least one amplifier having an input terminal for
receiving a phase modulated signal to be transmitted on an RF carrier and
an input node for receiving a modulation signal for amplitude modulating
the RF carrier. The RF transmitter further includes an amplitude
modulator having an output coupled to the input node of the power
amplifier through a low-pass filter. The low-pass filter includes at
least one variable filter component for varying a bandwidth of the
low-pass filter. In a preferred embodiment an envelope elimination and
restoration (EER) RF transmitter includes at least one power RF amplifier
having the input terminal for receiving the phase modulated signal to be
transmitted on the RF carrier, and further including an input power node
for receiving a modulated voltage for amplitude modulating the RF
carrier. The EER RF transmitter further includes a class-S modulator
having a variable bandwidth low-pass filter having an output coupled to
the input power node and including at least one first variable
capacitance.