EXHIBIT 23.1

                   INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT






     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration 
Statement No. 33-38384 on Form S-8, Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to 
Registration Statement No. 33-3456 on Form S-8, Post-Effective Amendment 
No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-11317 on Form S-8, Post-Effective 
Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement No. 2-70291 on Form S-8 and 
Registration Statement No. 33-52356 on Form S-8 of our report dated July 
28, 1994, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report 
on Form 10-K of Symmetricom, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended 
June 30, 1994.




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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Jose, California
September 16, 1994