SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 9)*
TCI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(name of issuer)
Common Stock $.01 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
872293-10-5
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid
with this statement ( ). (A fee is not
required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting
beneficial ownership of more than five percent
of the class of securities described in Item
1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five
percent or less of such class.) (See Rule
13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be
filled out for a reporting person's initial
filing of this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in
a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of
this cover page shall not be deemed to be
`filed' for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (`Act') or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of Act (however, see the
Notes).
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON/S.S. OR I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON:
John W. Ballard II Trustee under Agreement
dated July 22, 1981 The Ballard Living
Trust 94-6523387
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP (a) ( ) (b) ( )
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
California
12/31/97
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER 447,557
(See disclaimer in Item 4)
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 343,515
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 447,557
Includes 104,042 shares held in trust for
John W. Ballard II by the TCI International
Inc. Stock Ownership Plan
10. CHECK IF AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ( )
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY
AMOUNT IN ROW 9 14.0%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO
CUSIP NO. 872293-10-5
Schedule 13G
Item 1(a): Name of Issuer:
TCI International,Inc.
Item 1(b): Address of Issuer's Principal
Executive Offices:
222 Caspian Drive,
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Item 2(a): Name of Person Filing:
John W. Ballard, Trustee
Item 2(b): Address of Principal Business
Office:
222 Caspian Drive,
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Item 2(c): Citizenship:
USA
Item 2(d): CUSIP Number
872293-10-5
Item 3: Type of Reporting Person:
N/A
Item 4: Ownership
The information in Items 5-11 on the
cover page is incorporated by
reference. Amount shown as
Beneficially Owned includes 104,042
shares held in trust for John W.
Ballard II by the TCI International
Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Item 5: Ownership of Five Percent or Less
of a Class:
N/A
Item 6: Ownership of More than Five Percent
on Behalf of Another Person:
N/A
Item 7: Identification and Classification of
the Subsidiary which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on by the
Parent Holding Company:
N/A
Item 8: Identification and Classification
of Members of the Group:
N/A
Item 9: Notice of Dissolution of Group:
N/A
Item 10: Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best
of my knowledge and belief, the securities
referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not
acquired for the purpose of and do not have
the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such
purpose or effect.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Date: January 13, 1998
Signature: /s/ John W. Ballard II
Name and Title:
John W. Ballard II
Trustree under Agreement
dated July 22, 1981
The Ballard Living Trust
