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                                 EXHIBIT 23(b)

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Members of GE-Harris Railway Electronics, L.L.C.

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration
statements of Harris Corporation of our report dated February 10, 1999, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheet of GE-Harris Railway Electronics,
L.L.C. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income, members' equity and cash
flows for the year ended December 31, 1998, which report appears in the June 29,
2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Harris Corporation.

                    
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-3  No. 333-03111   Harris Corporation Debt Securities
Form S-3  No. 333-66241   Harris Corporation Debt Securities
Form S-8  No. 333-49006   Harris Corporation 2000 Stock Incentive Plan



                                            /s/ KPMG LLP

Orlando, Florida
August 29, 2001