A wireless communication method comprising steps of: comparing (630, 730) a power level adjustment value to a threshold; power scaling (640, 650, 740, 745) a first symbol by a first scaling factor to obtain a first scaled symbol; setting (640, 740) a second scaling factor equal to the first scaling factor if the power level adjustment value is not greater than the threshold, and setting (640, 650, 740, 745) the second scaling factor to an adjusted scaling factor if the power level adjustment value is greater than the threshold, the adjusted scaling factor being different from the first scaling factor; power scaling (640, 650, 740, 745, 750) a second symbol by the second scaling factor to obtain a second scaled symbol; combining the first and second scaled symbols into a combined signal by an overlap-and-add process, wherein the means for combining operates on the first and second scaled symbols after power scaling of the first and second symbols; converting the combined signal into an analog waveform; setting (555, 556) gain of a power amplifier to a first power amplifier value and amplifying a portion of the analog waveform corresponding to the first scaled symbol with the power amplifier when the gain is set to the first power amplifier value to obtain a first amplified portion of the analog waveform; setting (555, 556) the gain of the power amplifier to a second power amplifier value and amplifying a portion of the analog waveform corresponding to the second scaled symbol with the power amplifier when the gain is set to the second power amplifier value to obtain a second amplified portion of the analog waveform; and transmitting the first and second amplified portions, the step of transmitting resulting in transmission of the first amplified portion with a first power level and transmission of the second amplified portion with a second power level; wherein the first scaling factor, the adjusted scaling factor, and the first and second power amplifier values are such that change from the first power level to the second power level corresponds to the power level adjustment value; and wherein a difference between the second power amplifier value and the first power amplifier value does not exceed a predetermined power amplifier difference value. comparing (630, 730) a power level adjustment value to a threshold; power scaling (640, 650, 740, 745) a first symbol by a first scaling factor to obtain a first scaled symbol; setting (640, 740) a second scaling factor equal to the first scaling factor if the power level adjustment value is not greater than the threshold, and setting (640, 650, 740, 745) the second scaling factor to an adjusted scaling factor if the power level adjustment value is greater than the threshold, the adjusted scaling factor being different from the first scaling factor; power scaling (640, 650, 740, 745, 750) a second symbol by the second scaling factor to obtain a second scaled symbol; combining the first and second scaled symbols into a combined signal by an overlap-and-add process, wherein the means for combining operates on the first and second scaled symbols after power scaling of the first and second symbols; converting the combined signal into an analog waveform; setting (555, 556) gain of a power amplifier to a first power amplifier value and amplifying a portion of the analog waveform corresponding to the first scaled symbol with the power amplifier when the gain is set to the first power amplifier value to obtain a first amplified portion of the analog waveform; setting (555, 556) the gain of the power amplifier to a second power amplifier value and amplifying a portion of the analog waveform corresponding to the second scaled symbol with the power amplifier when the gain is set to the second power amplifier value to obtain a second amplified portion of the analog waveform; and transmitting the first and second amplified portions, the step of transmitting resulting in transmission of the first amplified portion with a first power level and transmission of the second amplified portion with a second power level; wherein the first scaling factor, the adjusted scaling factor, and the first and second power amplifier values are such that change from the first power level to the second power level corresponds to the power level adjustment value; and wherein a difference between the second power amplifier value and the first power amplifier value does not exceed a predetermined power amplifier difference value.