EXHIBIT 23.4


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

To the Directors of Glenayre Technologies, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Glenayre Technologies, Inc.'s
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement with respect to the
acquisition by Glenayre Technologies, Inc. of Western Multiplex Corporation on
Form S-4 of our report dated April 21, 1993 appearing in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Glenayre Technologies, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1994.


GRANT THORNTON
Chartered Accountants
Vancouver, Canada

March 23, 1996