The use of GNU radio

Hi all,

I am new to GNU radio and currently conduct research on 802.11 wireless
communication.

I could like to make use of Software Defined Radio (SDR), to perform
wireless transmission over radio frequency, as a modelling of satellite
transmission.

Can GNU radio control the following product (ham-it-up v1.2) and
transmit a file with RF (also for receiving)?

http://www.amazon.com/Ham-It-v1-2-Upconverter-Converter/dp/B009LQT3G6/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

I found that this is hard to find documentation about SDR. Thanks for
any advice.

Steve