Methods and apparatus for reducing radiated field feedback in radio
frequency (RF) transmitters. An exemplary RF transmitter includes a power
amplifier (PA) and a low-field oscillator (LFO) that are co-located,
either on a common module or integrated in the same integrated circuit
chip. By using an LFO for the transmitter's local oscillator, radiated
field feedback from the PA to the LFO is substantially reduced. In
addition to, or instead of using an LFO to reduce radiated field
feedback, the LFO or a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) may be
configured to operate at either a harmonic or a non-integer multiple of
the transmitter's output signal frequency. Using an LFO or VCO and/or
operating the oscillator at a harmonic or a non-integer multiple of the
radio system output signal frequency reduces the degree by which
electromagnetic fields generated by the radio system's PA and antenna
interfere with electromagnetic fields generated by the LFO or VCO,
thereby allowing the LFO or VCO to be co-located with or integrated in
the same integrated circuit chip as the radio system's PA.