Exhibit 23.1





                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Radyne Comstream Inc.:

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  registration  statement of
Radyne  Comstream  Inc. on Form S-8 (File No.  333-23159)  filed as of March 12,
1997 and Form S-8 (File No.  333-67469)  filed as of November 19,  1998,  of our
report dated March 19, 1999, on the balance sheet of Radyne Comstream Inc. as of
December  31,  1998 and the  related  statements  of  operations,  stockholders'
capital  deficiency and cash flows for the year ended  December 31, 1998,  which
report  appears in the December 31, 1998,  annual  report on Form 10-K of Radyne
Comstream Inc.





/s/ KPMG LLP


Phoenix, Arizona
April 14, 1999


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