diff --git a/src/RealAntennasProject/Antenna/Encoder.cs b/src/RealAntennasProject/Antenna/Encoder.cs
index 71e94ac..d33a4a2 100644
--- a/src/RealAntennasProject/Antenna/Encoder.cs
+++ b/src/RealAntennasProject/Antenna/Encoder.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace RealAntennas.Antenna
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ public Encoder(string name, int techLevel, float rate, float minEbN0)
 
         public Encoder BestMatching(in Encoder other) => TechLevel > other.TechLevel ? other : this;
         public static Encoder BestMatching(in Encoder a, in Encoder b) => a.BestMatching(b);
+        public static Encoder GetFromName(string name)
+        {
+            return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(name) ? All[name] : null;
+        }
         public static Encoder GetFromTechLevel(int level)
         {
             Encoder best = null;
diff --git a/src/RealAntennasProject/RealAntenna.cs b/src/RealAntennasProject/RealAntenna.cs
index fe6ed17..bac4083 100644
--- a/src/RealAntennasProject/RealAntenna.cs
+++ b/src/RealAntennasProject/RealAntenna.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ public class RealAntenna
         public virtual double Bandwidth => DataRate;          // RF bandwidth required.
         public virtual float AMWTemp { get; set; }
         public virtual float Beamwidth => Physics.Beamwidth(Gain);
+        public virtual string EncoderOverride { get; set; }
 
-        public Antenna.Encoder Encoder => Antenna.Encoder.GetFromTechLevel(TechLevelInfo.Level);
+        public Antenna.Encoder Encoder => Antenna.Encoder.GetFromName(EncoderOverride) ?? Antenna.Encoder.GetFromTechLevel(TechLevelInfo.Level);
         public virtual float RequiredCI => Encoder.RequiredEbN0;
 
         public ModuleRealAntenna Parent { get; internal set; }
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ public RealAntenna(RealAntenna orig)
             Parent = orig.Parent;
             ParentNode = orig.ParentNode;
             ParentSnapshot = orig.ParentSnapshot;
+            EncoderOverride = orig.EncoderOverride;
         }
 
         public virtual bool Compatible(RealAntenna other) => RFBand == other.RFBand;
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ public virtual void LoadFromConfigNode(ConfigNode config)
                 Target = Targeting.AntennaTarget.LoadFromConfig(config.GetNode("TARGET"), this);
             else if (Shape != AntennaShape.Omni && (ParentNode == null || !ParentNode.isHome) && !(Target?.Validate() == true) && HighLogic.LoadedSceneHasPlanetarium)
                 Target = Targeting.AntennaTarget.LoadFromConfig(SetDefaultTarget(), this);
+            EncoderOverride = (config.HasValue("EncoderOverride")) ? config.GetValue("EncoderOverride") : null;
         }
 
         public virtual void ProcessUpgrades(float tsLevel, ConfigNode node)
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@ public virtual void UpgradeFromConfigNode(ConfigNode config)
             if (config.TryGetValue("SymbolRate", ref d)) SymbolRate = d;
             if (config.TryGetValue("AMWTemp", ref f)) AMWTemp = f;
             if (config.TryGetValue("RFBand", ref s)) RFBand = Antenna.BandInfo.All[s];
+            if (config.TryGetValue("EncoderOverride", ref s)) EncoderOverride = s;
         }
 
         public virtual ConfigNode SetDefaultTarget()