Exhibit 23.0






                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report 
(Form 10-K) of IFR Systems, Inc. of our report dated July 29, 1997, included 
in the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders of IFR Systems, Inc.

Our audits also included the financial statements schedule of IFR Systems, 
Inc. listed in Item 14 (a). This schedule is the responsibility of the 
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on 
our audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to 
above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as 
a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth 
therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement 33-5272 on Form S-8 of the Incentive Stock Option Plan dated April 
29, 1986, Registration Statements 33-27329 on Form S-8 of the Restricted 
Stock Grant Plan dated March 2, 1989, Registration Statement 33-27330 on Form 
S-8 of the Incentive Stock Option Plan dated March 2, 1989, Registration 
Statement 33-32060 on Form S-8 of the Outside Director Compensation, Stock 
Option and Retirement Plan dated November 14, 1989, Registration Statement 
33-56862 on Form S-8 of the Nonqualified Stock Option Plan dated January 8, 
1993, and Registration Statement 333-18649 on Form S-3 relating to the 
registration of common shares dated December 23, 1996 of our report dated 
July 29, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and 
schedule of IFR Systems, Inc. incorporated by reference in the Annual Report 
on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1997.

Indianapolis, Indiana
September 24, 1997