Direct RF systems use high speed sampling ADCs and DACs to sample or produce low power RF level signal directly from baseband synthesis.
They typically have on chip NCOs and Mixers that help do the up conversion of the baseband samples.
This project was done at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, of the Indian Space Research Organization and below is the project and completion certificate from the centre.
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