SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 16)
GENERAL MICROWAVE CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
370307 10 0
(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 on 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 the Act (however, see the Notes).
(Continued on following page(s))
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 370307 10 0
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Sherman Rinkel - S.S. #: ###-##-####
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
a [ ]
b [X]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 85,872
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 0
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
85,872
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON 85,872
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.1%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
Page 2 of 4 Pages
AMENDMENT NO. 16 TO SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: GENERAL MICROWAVE CORPORATION
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
5500 New Horizons Boulevard
Amityville, New York 11701
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: SHERMAN RINKEL
Item 2(b) Address or Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
71 Northgate Circle
Melville, New York 11747
Item 2(c) Citizenship: United States
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 370307 10 0
Item 3 N/A
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 85,872 shares.
Does not include 2,420 shares owned by Mr.
Rinkel's wife in which shares Mr. Rinkel
disclaims any beneficial interest. Includes
825 shares which Mr. Rinkel could acquire
within 60 days upon exercise of a stock
option.
(b) Percent of Class: 7.1%
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person
has:
(i) sole power to vote or to
direct the vote 7.1%
(ii) shared power to vote or
to direct the vote 0%
(iii) sole power to dispose or
to direct the disposition
of 7.1%
(iv) shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition of 0%
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Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact
that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the
following: [ ]
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
N/A
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.
December 31, 1997
Date
s/ SHERMAN RINKEL
Sherman Rinkel
