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A '''computer aided transceiver (CAT)''' is a device used by [[radio amateurs]] for controlling a [[transceiver]] [[radio receiver]] using a [[computer]].

Conventional transmitters are manually controlled and used to transmit voice using buttons, dials, etc. However, advances in electronics have come to market devices that can be controlled by a computer and allowing digital modes such as [[packet radio]] and also the use of [[satellite tracking]]{{dn|date=November 2017}}, because it can continuously change the device's frequency according to the [[Doppler effect]].

== See also ==