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,  except for Note 4, which is as of August 4, 1999,
on the  restated  consolidated  balance  sheet of Radyne  ComStream  Inc.  as of
December  31,  1998  and  the  related   restated   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/A of Radyne ComStream Inc.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
August 12, 1999