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                                                                EXHIBIT  23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Andrew
Corporation for the registration of 16,278,805 shares of its common stock and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated October 19,
2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Andrew
Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended September 30, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
August 19, 2002



