Air Drop problem iMac to iPad air.

My iMac on 10.10.2 Yosemite cannot/will not see my iPad air on iOS8.1.3 using the AirDrop, though both are on same network and only feet apart.
Why might this be???? What am I missing?

I have the same issue. My iPhone 5 with IOS 8.1.3 and my MacBook Pro 15" Late 2008 with Yosemite 10.10.2 can't see each other in AirDrop. Also there are no AirDrop settings available in my Finder window.

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