EXHIBIT 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Communications Instruments, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-4 of our report dated February 14, 1997, appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement, and of our report dated February 14, 1997 relating to the financial statement schedule appearing elsewhere in this Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus. Deloitte & Touche LLP Greenville, South Carolina October 16, 1997