Transmission apparatus capable of reducing
distortion of the vector modulation wave that is the transmission output to a sufficiently small level is provided. An amplifying section (105) generates a vector modulation wave based on an amplitude component modulation
signal and a
phase modulation wave. A synchronous demodulating section (107) detects the vector modulation wave, generates a synchronous
demodulation signal, and sends this to a band filtering section (108). The band filtering section (108) extracts a
signal of the frequency component of the
distortion from a synchronous
demodulation signal outputted by the synchronous demodulating section (107). A controlling section (109) then refers to the
distortion component signal extracted by the band filtering section (108), controls a
delay time adjusting section (103) in such a manner that the
signal level of the distortion component becomes small, adjusts a
delay time difference between the amplitude component modulation signal and the phase component modulation signal, and reduces distortion of the modulation wave.