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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/1997 AMENDMENT 00
Institutional Investment Manager:
PERKINS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
730 EAST LAKE STREET
WAYZATA MN 55391
I represent that I am authorized to submit this form and that all information
in this form and the attachments to it is true, correct and complete and I
understand that all required items, statements and schedules are integral
parts of this form and that the submission of any amendment represents that
all unamended items, statements and schedules remain true, correct and
complete as previously submitted.
I am signing this report as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
BRADLEY A. ERICKSON VP/COO (612) 473-8367
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ BRADLEY A. ERICKSON WAYZATA MN 02/06/98
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 996 14075 SH SOLE 14075
ACRES GAMING INC COM 004936100 86 16450 SH SOLE 16450
AETRIUM INC COM 00817R103 843 53125 SH SOLE 4275 48850
AFFYMETRIX INC COM 00826T108 1994 71700 SH SOLE 4000 67700
AIRTRAN HLDGS INC COM 00949P108 41 10000 SH SOLE 10000
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1526 18237 SH SOLE 1375 16862
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 254 2662 SH SOLE 2662
AMERICAN WAGERING INC COM 030405104 668 100000 SH SOLE 100000
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 404 9430 SH SOLE 400 9030
AMETEK INC NEW COM 031100100 2095 80400 SH SOLE 75000 5400
ANCOR COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 03332K108 2129 330800 SH SOLE 35000 295800
ANGEION CORP COM 03462H107 783 261250 SH SOLE 20000 241250
APPLEBEES INTL INC COM 037899101 569 33650 SH SOLE 3500 30150
APPLIANCE RECYCLING CTRS AMER COM 03814F005 242 124951 SH SOLE 91750 33201
APPLIED BIOMETRICS INC COM 03814L103 190 25000 SH SOLE 25000
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 345 16398 SH SOLE 16398
ATS MED INC COM 002083103 4079 659250 SH SOLE 263650 395600
BAB HLDGS INC COM 055176101 370 423700 SH SOLE 5250 418450
BANCTEC INC COM 059784108 455 17800 SH SOLE 3000 14800
BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 068509603 5871 441059 SH SOLE 235409 205650
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 449 7424 SH SOLE 1250 6174
BIG BUCK BREWERY & STEAKHOUSE COM 089072102 2424 484800 SH SOLE 352000 132800
BIO VASCULAR INC COM 090923103 2393 638300 SH SOLE 170750 467550
BMC INDS INC MINN COM 055607105 720 44325 SH SOLE 4400 39925
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP COM 101137107 1015 20000 SH SOLE 20000
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1225 12295 SH SOLE 200 12095
BT OFFICE PRODS INTL INC COM 055816102 1131 100000 SH SOLE 100000
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC COM 12541W100 650 28450 SH SOLE 1050 27400
CALIFORNIA PRO SPORTS INC COM 130551104 237 152000 SH SOLE 152000
CANTERBURY PARK HOLDING CORP COM 13811E101 451 180500 SH SOLE 100000 80500
CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 162780100 1114 262150 SH SOLE 63500 198650
CHICAGO PIZZA & BREWERY INC COM 167889104 410 252500 SH SOLE 150000 102500
CHILDRENS BROADCASTING CORP COM 168755205 2417 758471 SH SOLE 308976 449495
CHOICETEL COMMUNICATION INC COM 17039H101 426 106500 SH SOLE 85000 21500
CIPRICO INC COM 172529109 15911 1146800 SH SOLE 317325 829475
CML GROUP INC COM 125820100 169 93500 SH SOLE 1500 92000
CNS IN COM 126136100 5872 878098 SH SOLE 140548 737550
CODA MUSIC TECHNOLOGY INC COM 19188P108 33 49350 SH SOLE 49350
COMERICA INC COM 200340107 217 2300 SH SOLE 2300
COMPUTER NETWORK TECHNOL CP COM 204925101 554 143000 SH SOLE 1500 141500
CONAGRA INC COM 205887102 316 9966 SH SOLE 9966
CONCEPTUS INC COM 206016107 588 127200 SH SOLE 10400 116800
CORVEL CORP COM 221006109 1394 37500 SH SOLE 3000 34500
DATAKEY INC COM 237909106 159 53250 SH SOLE 2000 51250
DAYTON HUDSON CORP COM 239753106 667 9275 SH SOLE 9275
DELPHI INFORMATION SYS INC COM 247171101 1876 2610500 SH SOLE 2011000 559500
DESTRON FEARING CORP COM 250637105 1050 646300 SH SOLE 452500 193800
DIAMETRICS MED INC COM 252532106 3956 608650 SH SOLE 385600 223050
DIGI INTL INC COM 253798102 788 34375 SH SOLE 3800 30575
DIGITAL BIOMETRICS INC COM 253833107 1752 1274600 SH SOLE 287500 987100
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
EAGLE PAC INDS INC COM 269719100 510 247372 SH SOLE 111942 135430
EDUCATION ALTERNATIVES INC COM 28139B100 3931 827600 SH SOLE 417500 410100
ELECTRONIC PROCESSING INC COM 285798104 2101 180800 SH SOLE 2500 178300
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 635 19506 SH SOLE 19506
EN POINTE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 29247F108 1865 213200 SH SOLE 182500 30700
ENDOSONICS CORP COM 29264K105 962 119400 SH SOLE 6150 113250
EVEREST MED CORP COM 299806109 3955 2531500 SH SOLE 843000 1688500
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 229 3872 SH SOLE 3872
FAMOUS DAVES AMER INC COM 307068106 2268 279250 SH SOLE 151600 127650
FINGERHUT COS INC COM 317867109 1438 64825 SH SOLE 10500 54325
FIRST AMER BK CORP COM 318906104 1361 14625 SH SOLE 8900 5725
FOCAL INC COM 343909107 328 23050 SH SOLE 23050
FOURTH SHIFT CORP COM 351128103 4085 1361887 SH SOLE 454138 907749
FSI INTL INC COM 302633102 2770 232125 SH SOLE 9100 223025
FTP SOFTWARE INC COM 302660105 41 21500 SH SOLE 21500
FUNCO INC COM 360762108 1134 75000 SH SOLE 75000
G & K SVCS INC CL A 361268105 2809 66500 SH SOLE 1075 65425
GALAGEN INC COM 362913105 863 431500 SH SOLE 362500 69000
GATEWAY 2000 INC COM 367833100 3863 102525 SH SOLE 5200 97325
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 698 9012 SH SOLE 5000 4012
GENERAL MSL INC COM 370334104 444 5975 SH SOLE 5975
GENUINE PARTS CO COM 372460105 328 9894 SH SOLE 2250 7644
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 376 3825 SH SOLE 3825
GLOBAL ONE DISTR & MERCH INC COM 378927107 6 50000 SH SOLE 50000
GTE CORP COM 362320103 749 13760 SH SOLE 1700 12060
HARMONY HOLDINGS INC COM 413223108 413 210000 SH SOLE 200000 10000
HEALTH FITNESS CORP COM 42217V102 2347 1633050 SH SOLE 619500 1013550
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 904 14200 SH SOLE 2000 12200
HORIZON PHARMACIES INC COM 439902107 604 75000 SH SOLE 67500 7500
HOTEL DISCOVERY INC COM 441403102 1254 358500 SH SOLE 226000 132500
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 685 5505 SH SOLE 750 4755
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 448407106 1975 78637 SH SOLE 12625 66012
IVI PUBG INC COM 450707104 5149 1752875 SH SOLE 1061675 691200
INNERDYNE INC COM 45764D102 4484 1708350 SH SOLE 533100 1175250
INNOVATIVE GAMING CORP AMER COM 45764F107 591 210300 SH SOLE 175000 35300
INSIGNIA SYS INC COM 45765Y105 2757 1842600 SH SOLE 879500 963100
INTEGRATED SEC SYS INC COM 45812J101 323 450000 SH SOLE 450000
INTERVU INC COM 46114R106 144 16000 SH SOLE 16000
INTRANET SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 460939309 844 132400 SH SOLE 115000 17400
ION LASER TECHNOLOGY INC COM NEW 461909202 318 100000 SH SOLE 100000
IWL COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 450920103 1050 105000 SH SOLE 105000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1418 21190 SH SOLE 2400 18790
KOALA CORP COM 499866101 420 26700 SH SOLE 26700
LAMAUR CORP COM 513233106 474 310000 SH SOLE 300000 10000
LECTEC CORP COM 523251106 1281 269838 SH SOLE 167335 102504
LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INC COM 532187101 12007 649035 SH SOLE 71300 577735
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 2224 32900 SH SOLE 32900
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 257 2915 SH SOLE 198 2717
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 4499 145722 SH SOLE 16143 129579
MEDAMICUS INC COM 584027106 1620 648200 SH SOLE 183500 464700
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
MEDI-JECT CORP COM 583930102 78 50000 SH SOLE 50000
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 3475 68056 SH SOLE 3900 64156
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 1099 9366 SH SOLE 5200 4166
METRIS COS INC COM 591598107 1297 35000 SH SOLE 35000
MGIC INVT CORP WIS COM 552848103 385 5700 SH SOLE 400 5300
MICHAEL FOOD IN NEW COM 594079105 345 13837 SH SOLE 13837
MICRO COMPONENT TECH INC COM 59479Q100 3162 1874150 SH SOLE 614500 1259650
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 595112103 1030 29812 SH SOLE 3575 26237
MINNESOTA BREWING CO COM 604005108 590 393450 SH SOLE 333100 60350
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 665 7971 SH SOLE 750 7221
NATIONAL COMPUTER SYS INC COM 635519101 1195 34904 SH SOLE 5500 29404
NEXSTAR PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 65333B106 264 26400 SH SOLE 26400
NORSTAN INC COM 656535101 10365 441080 SH SOLE 121000 320080
NORTECH SYS INC COM 656553104 55 12000 SH SOLE 12000
NORWEST CORP COM 669380107 1360 37325 SH SOLE 4450 32875
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 685 26900 SH SOLE 4000 22900
ONELINK COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 685676101 956 1391900 SH SOLE 609000 782900
ORPHAN MED INC COM 687303107 3301 539100 SH SOLE 197300 341800
PAMIDA HLDGS CORP COM 697642106 57 12200 SH SOLE 12200
PAPER WAREHOUSE INC COM 698941101 1418 231650 SH SOLE 1750 229900
PATTERSON DENTAL CO COM 703412106 4013 85500 SH SOLE 45550 39950
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 252 6999 SH SOLE 6999
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 6402 78317 SH SOLE 4900 73417
PHOTRAN CORP COM 719404105 543 150000 SH SOLE 150000
PPT VISION INC COM 693519100 195 26536 SH SOLE 26536
PREMIS CORP COM 740583109 41 25400 SH SOLE 25400
PRINTWARE INC COM 742580103 625 192500 SH SOLE 2250 190250
PROMEDCO MGMT CO COM 74342L105 1396 150000 SH SOLE 150000
RF MONOLITHICS INC COM 74955F106 416 30000 SH SOLE 30000
RSI SYS INC COM 749927109 1383 503050 SH SOLE 291600 211450
RACOTEK INC COM 750091100 1700 800000 SH SOLE 500000 300000
RAINFOREST CAFE INC COM 75086K104 3185 284725 SH SOLE 15300 269425
RAYTEL MED CORP COM 755107109 1280 100400 SH SOLE 100000 400
RAYTHEON CO COM 755111101 344 6600 SH SOLE 2000 4600
REALITY INTERACTIVE INC COM 756048104 350 933800 SH SOLE 276750 657050
REALITY INTERACTIVE INC UNIT EX 041100 756048203 19 35400 SH SOLE 2500 32900
REGIS CORP MINN COM 758932107 1379 49275 SH SOLE 2100 47175
RELIASTAR FINL CORP COM 75952U103 821 19800 SH SOLE 2500 17300
RURAL CELLULAR CORP CL A 781904107 1202 104550 SH SOLE 9650 94900
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 248 3198 SH SOLE 3198
SECURE COMPUTING CORP COM 813705100 628 66175 SH SOLE 66175
SENTRY TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 81731K101 232 161763 SH SOLE 1500 160263
SERVICEMASTER LTD PARTNERSHIP PUB PARTNER SH 817615107 296 10782 SH SOLE 10782
SHUFFLE MASTER INC COM 825549108 1220 153800 SH SOLE 125000 28800
SKYMALL INC COM 830859104 875 175000 SH SOLE 175000
SOMATOGEN INC COM 834449100 127 29075 SH SOLE 29075
SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 1476 56644 SH SOLE 3075 53569
SPANLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 846492106 288 121500 SH SOLE 42500 79000
SPECTRANETICS CORP COM 84760C107 2903 787450 SH SOLE 93500 693950
SPECTRASCIENCE COM NEW 84760E202 1780 385077 SH SOLE 263333 121744
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 200 3366 SH SOLE 3366
ST JUDE MED INC COM 790849103 3125 96176 SH SOLE 300 95876
SUPERVALU INC COM 868536103 2062 47000 SH SOLE 2800 44200
TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 4769 149350 SH SOLE 105350 44000
TELIDENT INC COM NEW 879931301 19 15500 SH SOLE 15500
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 1386 25375 SH SOLE 1550 23825
TIMBER LODGE STEAKHOUSE INC COM 88708P104 477 84000 SH SOLE 10000 74000
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 1235 19245 SH SOLE 2000 17245
U-SHIP INC COM PAR $0.004 90337N203 56 303606 SH SOLE 77000 226606
UNICOMP INC COM PAR$.01NEW 90465L409 1805 267500 SH SOLE 230000 37500
UOL PUBG INC COM 903196103 701 53997 SH SOLE 44571 9426
UROLOGIX INC COM 917273104 2466 154175 SH SOLE 8100 146075
US BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 4254 38856 SH SOLE 3350 35506
US WEST INC COM-COMMUNCTNS 912889102 778 16185 SH SOLE 2175 14010
VIDEOLABS INC COM 92657R103 232 173250 SH SOLE 71500 101750
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS COM 972463103 1417 162050 SH SOLE 51000 111050
WOODROAST SYSTEMS INC COM NEW 979899309 394 360250 SH SOLE 299500 60750
WORLDCOM INC GA COM 98155K102 253 7072 SH SOLE 7072
XATA CORP COM NEW 983882309 412 90500 SH SOLE 90500
ZOMAX OPTICAL MEDIA INC COM 989929104 1136 101000 SH SOLE 1800 99200
ZYMETX INC COM 989859103 646 75000 SH SOLE 75000
REPORT SUMMARY 171 DATA RECORDS 0 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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