EXHIBIT 23.1

[LETTERHEAD OF BECKMAN KIRKLAND & WHITNEY]
 
                        Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-04815) pertaining to the Datametrics Corporation Employee Qualified
Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated March 26, 1998, with respect to the
financial statements of the Datametrics Corporation Employee Qualified Stock
Purchase Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the period ended
December 31, 1997.



 
/s/ Beckman Kirkland & Whitney

Woodland Hills, California
March 26, 1998

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