A method of controlling a transmit power level of a wireless communications apparatus, the method comprising: detecting a de-sense event, wherein detecting the de-sense event comprises: detecting a number of consecutive incorrectly received frames being equal to or greater than a first threshold, wherein a transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus is de-activated in response to detecting that the number of consecutive incorrectly received frames is equal to or greater than the first threshold; and detecting that a change in a receive power level of a receiver of the wireless communications apparatus before and after the transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus is de-activated is greater than a second threshold; adjusting the transmit power level of the transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus to a first transmit power level in response to detecting the de-sense event; maintaining the transmit power level at the first transmit power level for a first time interval in response to adjusting the transmit power level to the first transmit power level; and gradually adjusting a transmit power level limit of the transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus after the first time interval, at a rate, for a second time interval. detecting a de-sense event, wherein detecting the de-sense event comprises: detecting a number of consecutive incorrectly received frames being equal to or greater than a first threshold, wherein a transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus is de-activated in response to detecting that the number of consecutive incorrectly received frames is equal to or greater than the first threshold; and detecting that a change in a receive power level of a receiver of the wireless communications apparatus before and after the transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus is de-activated is greater than a second threshold; adjusting the transmit power level of the transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus to a first transmit power level in response to detecting the de-sense event; maintaining the transmit power level at the first transmit power level for a first time interval in response to adjusting the transmit power level to the first transmit power level; and gradually adjusting a transmit power level limit of the transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus after the first time interval, at a rate, for a second time interval. detecting a number of consecutive incorrectly received frames being equal to or greater than a first threshold, wherein a transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus is de-activated in response to detecting that the number of consecutive incorrectly received frames is equal to or greater than the first threshold; and detecting that a change in a receive power level of a receiver of the wireless communications apparatus before and after the transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus is de-activated is greater than a second threshold; adjusting the transmit power level of the transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus to a first transmit power level in response to detecting the de-sense event; maintaining the transmit power level at the first transmit power level for a first time interval in response to adjusting the transmit power level to the first transmit power level; and gradually adjusting a transmit power level limit of the transmitter of the wireless communications apparatus after the first time interval, at a rate, for a second time interval.