ADAPTIVE AVERAGE POWER TRACKING

Exemplary embodiments of the invention include a request received to change a TX output power setting or a frequency channel setting. In response, the requested TX output power setting is used to generate a TX output signal in the proper frequency channel. Handset circuitry makes OOB power measurements, the results of which are used to determine a VCC2 setting. The VCC2 setting is a setting that results in an MPS requirement just being met. The VCC2 setting is stored in association with the TX output power and frequency channel setting. The determined VCC2 setting is also used to set the VCC2 supply voltage for the power amplifier. Once set, VCC2 remains fixed until the next request. Each individual handset uses this Adaptive Average Power Tracking (AAPT) method, thereby reducing its VCC2 voltage during operation and conserving power. Because each handset uses AAPT, factory calibration to account for unit-to-unit variations in transmitter circuitry performance is avoided.