EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Glenayre Technologies, Inc.'s
Registration Statement Number 33-43797 on Form S-8 dated November 5, 1991,
Registration Statement Number 33-68766 on Form S-8 dated September 14, 1993,
Registration Statement Number 33-80464 on Form S-8 dated June 17, 1994,
Registration Statement Number 333-04635 on Form S-8 dated May 28, 1996 (amended
by Post-Effective Amendment Number 1 on Form S-8 dated May 22, 1998),
Registration Statement Number 333-15845 on Form S-4 dated November 8, 1996
(amended by Post-Effective Amendment Number 1 on Form S-8 dated January 30,
1997), Registration Statement Number 333-38169 on Form S-8 dated October 17,
1997, Registration Statement Number 333-39717 on Form S-8 dated November 7,
1997, Registration Statement Number 333-56375 on Form S-8 dated June 9, 1998,
Registration Statement number 333-81161 on Form S-8 dated June 21, 1999,
Registration Statement Number 333-81155 on Form S-8 dated June 21, 1999 and
Registration Statement number 333-37446 on Form S-8 dated May 19, 2000 of our
report dated February 5, 2002, with respect to the Consolidated Financial
Statements and schedules of Glenayre Technologies, Inc. included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001.




                              /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
March 27, 2002