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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1




CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-46953) pertaining to the 401(k) Savings Plan of Lynch Corporation and
Participating Employers of our report dated May 2, 2003, except for Note 4, as
to which the date is May 27, 2003, with respect to the financial statements and
schedule of the 401(k) Savings Plan of Lynch Corporation and Participating
Employers included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December
31, 2002.




                                                   ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Providence, Rhode Island
June 17, 2003


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