A radio frequency (RF) transceiver includes a reference signal source to generate a reference signal, a local RF source to generate a local RF signal and a mixed-signal phase/frequency detector to compare the reference signal to the local RF signal, and to generate a difference signal from the comparison, wherein the difference signal comprises a modulation component and an error component. The transceiver also includes a receiver front end to receive and downconverts an angle-modulated RF signal to a baseband signal, a quadrature modulator configured to angle-modulate the reference signal source with the baseband signal.