A transmission stage in polar loop technology includes an amplitude regulation means, a phase regulation means, a VCO and a feedback path. In the feedback path a variable amplifier is provided. The amplitude regulation means is further implemented in order to be controlled by a control means according to a request for a power variation in the output signal of the amplifier in order to correspondingly vary an amplitude control signal for the power amplifier. Simultaneously, the control means is implemented in order to correspondingly control the variable feedback path amplifier, so that the amplitude of the output signal of the variable feedback path amplifier remains in a narrowly limited predetermined range. Thus, power variations in the output signal of the amplifier operated in the non-linear area are held remote from the phase locked loop, so that the phase regulation means may be implemented at low cost and operates reliably anyway.

 
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