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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the inclusion in this
Form 8-K of our report dated December 2, 1999 included in Wavetek Wandel
Goltermann, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1999, as well as the incorporation by reference of such report
into the previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos.
2-87779, 33-10465, 33-17243, 33-42427, 33-50768, 33-57491, 33-57495, 33-16461,
333-01639 and 333-75797) of Dynatech Corporation.
Arthur Andersen LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
May 26, 2000
