Welcome to Atlanta RF

Atlanta RF LLC is an independent consulting firm that supports domestic/USA and international companies with system-level architecture, technical design, and analysis of land or air satellite communications (SATCOM): LEO/MEO/GEO, and to the space-flight satellite community: on-board satellite telecommunication sub-system and their associated space-qualified RF/microwave components.
           Our Services. Your Success.
  • ​Engineering Consulting: Land-based SATCOM systems.
  • Engineering Consulting: Space-flight Satellite systems.
  • Systems Development: SATCOM systems & Satellite systems.
  • Engineering Consulting: Product Development (RF/microwave).​
Call or e-mail to setup a teleconference or on-site meeting:
[email protected] ; Direct: 678-445-5544
Engineering Consulting Services for SATCOM Systems
Atlanta RF provides engineering consulting services for system-level technical design and development to implement the best architecture for satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals, whether ground-based or airborne. Those architectures involve the best selection of antennas: parabolic, flat panel or electronically-steered antennas (ESA), BUC frequency upconverters, LNB frequency downconverters, modems (iDirect, Comtech, Viasat, etc) and power supply for fixed or mobile platforms, whether those modules are designed in-house or purchased from qualified suppliers.
Consulting Services for SATCOM Engineering:
  • Derive system-level specs from customer requirements.
  • Define, specify & report Key Performance Indicators.
  • Define system architectures for X-, Ku-, Ka User Terminals.
  • Link Budget trade studies: LEO / MEO / GEO.
  • Develop performance specs & Statements of Work.
  • Evaluate in-house and vendor capabilities.
  • Define & optimize antennas, BUCs, LNBs and modems.
  • Define verification and validation (V&V) tests.
  • Design assembly & test fixtures and ATE.
  • Transition for Manufacturing hand-off.
  • Identify vision & roadmap for evolving future Terminal.​
Table-top Ka-band SATCOM Terminal
For more information, download our presentations on Link Budget Analysis

Call or e-mail to setup a teleconference or on-site meeting:
[email protected]; Direct: 678-445-5544
Engineering Consulting Services for Space-flight Satellite Systems
Atlanta RF provides engineering consulting services for system-level technical design & development to realize the best architecture for your satellite's telecommunication subsystem. This approach ensures the highest reliability for QoS communications with Gateway and User terminals, whether your satellite operates in low earth orbit (LEO), medium earth orbit (MEO) or geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO).
Engineering Consulting Services: Satellite/Space 
  • Decompose satellite’s mission requirements.
  • Define satellite’s telecom system’s requirements.
  • Define satellite’s telecom architecture/design approach.
  • Link Budget trade studies: Forward & Reverse.
  • Develop system-level specs & SOWs.
  • Decompose system-level specs to component specs.
  • Develop component specs & SOWs.
  • Evaluate in-house vs. vendor capabilities.
  • Evaluate First Article prototype hardware products.
  • Define verification & validation (V&V) tests.
  • Design assembly & test fixtures and ATE.
For more information, download our presentations on Link Budget Analysis

​Call or e-mail to setup a teleconference or on-site meeting:
[email protected] ; Direct: 678-445-5544
Engineering Systems Development for SATCOM and Satellite Systems
Atlanta RF provides engineering consulting services for system-level development and analysis of land-based and airborne SATCOM Terminals and for on-board satellite telecommunication subsystem by following well-known processes and procedures to realize optimal performance with best SWaP-C.
Consulting services for System Development:
  • System requirements analysis.
  • Independent technical assessment & feasibility analysis.
  • Antenna selection: Fixed or steered RF beam (ESA).
  • Uplink RF chain analysis.
  • Downlink RF chain analysis.
  • Modem: TDMA / FDMA.
  • Power Supply selection.
  • Coordination & integration of system subassemblies.
  • Lead system design reviews: KOM, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PRR.
  • Improve engineering processes.
  • Root cause analysis & corrective actions.
Call or e-mail to setup a teleconference or on-site meeting:
[email protected] ; Direct: 678-445-5544
Engineering Consulting Services for Product Development
Atlanta RF provides engineering consulting services for product design and development, from initial concept to prototype hardware development thru First Article verification, then release to production. Our team works with your IPT for successful development of the product and systems, based on operational needs from your customer.
Consulting services for Product Development:
  • Identify and understand customer’s needs & desires.
  • Derive technical design baseline for system & subsystems.
  • Establish technical / interface design metrics.
  • Create product’s specs & in-house / vendor SOWs.
  • Evaluate in-house and vendor development capabilities.
  • Support technical Stage Gates: Prepare & participate.
    • Design Reviews: KOM, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR & PRR.
  • Create test plans and procedures: QTPs & ATPs.
  • Report prototype, First Article & LRIP test results.
  • Design assembly & test fixtures and support ATE.
Call or e-mail to setup a teleconference or on-site meeting:
[email protected] ; Direct: 678-445-5544
Engineering Management for SATCOM and Space-flight Satellite Systems
Atlanta RF provides consulting services for system-level engineering management of your in-house programs, whether customer-funded or IR&D-funded; consulting services that follow proven processes and procedures to ensure on-schedule development within your cost budget.
Consulting services for Engineering Management:
  • Prepare technical proposals: RFI / RFQ / RFP.
    • Compliance matrix, BOE costs, milestone schedule.
  • Identify contractual or in-house technical requirements.
  • Select architecture for system / product design.
    • Collaborate with cross-functional project team.
    • Create BOMs and ICD / SCDs.
  • Manufacture first article/prototype product / system.
  • Functional test on first article/prototype product / system.
  • Resolve operational issues.
  • Create technical reports: Design approach & test data.
  • Support ECO / ECP / NCPR.
  • Support system / product life-cycle management.
Call or e-mail to setup a teleconference or on-site meeting:
[email protected] ; Direct: 678-445-5544
Engineering Project Management for SATCOM and Space-flight Satellite Systems
Atlanta RF provides consulting services to manage your engineering projects using well known processes and procedures for customer-funded projects or for in-house IR&D projects that defines objectives, lists work activities / WBS, creates BOEs, identifies technical resources needed, and creates critical-path schedules so to keep costs within allocated budget.
Consulting services for Project Management:
  • Review / understand requirements in contract or IR&D.
  • Create Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
  • Prepare major milestone schedule for project based on
        Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs).
  • Develop basis-of-estimate (BOE) for project’s cost.
  • Identify technical resources for staffing project.
  • Support technical Stage Gates: Prepare & participate.
    • Design Reviews: KOM, SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR & PRR.
  • Program coordination and review / status briefings.
  • Manage cost, schedule and technical approaches.
  • Liaison with customers, subcontractors & vendors.
  • Lessons learned in project’s Final Report.
Call or e-mail to setup a teleconference or on-site meeting:
[email protected] ; Direct: 678-445-5544
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