A radio communication apparatus has a modulating portion for modulating a carrier with a signal to be transmitting so as to produce a transmission signal. A signal transmitting portion causes the transmissible signal to be subjected to power amplification. The transmissible signal is transmitted after having been subjected to power amplification. A cooling device is provided for cooling by force a heat source contained in the signal transmitting portion in response to a condition detector for detecting a temperature condition or an operating condition of the signal transmitting portion. An operation control unit is operative to cause the cooling device to be in operation when a particular temperature condition in which temperature of the signal transmitting portion has exceeded a predetermined value or a particular operating condition in which the signal transmitting portion has been in a predetermined state is detected by the condition dectector.