Airdrop not working between iMac mid 2011 and MBA mid 2013

Hi everyone,
This week I bought a MBA 2013 for my girfriend and myself, they see eachother when attempting to use Airdrop, flawlessly transfering files. I have an iMac from mid 2011 which will not see either MacBook AIr over Airdrop. It is quite annoying to say the least. I have read around the posts here and there seems to be little to no support for this problem, which seems to afflict quite a few people.
They are all on the same network, all have file sharing enabled in system pref. and all of them clearly support Airdrop. I have deleted and re entered my Apple ID info to no avail.
Does anyone have an answer to this problem? It seems like there are enough people to warrant intervention on Apple's part.
Looking forward to any and all replies, cheers Pluckaduck

This article explains:
Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices - Apple Support
From one of the Macs looking for the iMac, start AirDrop in Finder and get to the following display:
Presumably you do not see the iMac, so click the "Don't see who you're looking for" link.  That will display this:
Press "Search for an Older Mac" and you'll be set!

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