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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Andrew Corporation Management Incentive Plan of our
report dated October 22, 1999, 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, 1999, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
Chicago, Illinois
December 19, 2000
