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