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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on
Form S-8 (No.'s 333-04224, 333-27353 and 333-37191) and Form S-3 (No.'s
333-25437, 333-30803, 333-45353, 333-45595 and 333-46891) of our report dated
February 27, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of REMEC, Inc., included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended January 31, 1998.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of REMEC, Inc. listed
in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of REMEC, Inc.'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.

                                                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP

San Diego, California
April 28, 1998