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                                 EXHIBIT 23(a)

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration
statements of Harris Corporation and in each related Prospectus of our report
dated July 25, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Harris Corporation and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 29, 2001:

                            
            Form S-8     No. 33-50169         Harris Corporation Retirement Plan
            Form S-8     Nos. 33-37969;       Harris Corporation Stock Incentive Plan
                         33-51171; and
                         333-7985
            Form S-8     No. 333-49006        Harris Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
            Form S-3     No. 333-03111        Harris Corporation Debt Securities
            Form S-3     No. 333-66241        Harris Corporation Debt Securities

            

                                            /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Orlando, Florida
August 28, 2001