Exhibit 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Radyne ComStream Inc.:

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
     of Radyne ComStream Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-23159) filed as of March
     12, 1997, Form S-8 (File No.  333-67469)  filed as of November 19, 1998 and
     amended as of May 5, 1999,  and Form S-8 (File No.  333-90383)  filed as of
     November 5, 1999, of our report dated February 4, 2000, on the consolidated
     balance  sheets of Radyne  ComStream  Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998
     and the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficiency)
     and cash  flows for the years  then  ended,  which  report  appears  in the
     December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of Radyne ComStream Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
March 1, 2000