<TABLE>
<C> <C>
<PAGE> PAGE 1
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03/31/1998 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:
RICHARD C. PERKINS VP/PORTFOLIO MANAGER (612) 473-8367
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ RICHARD C. PERKINS WAYZATA MN 04/16/98
<PAGE> PAGE 2
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 1018 13525 SH SOLE 13525
AETRIUM INC COM 00817R103 619 42750 SH SOLE 3875 38875
AFFYMETRIX INC COM 00826T108 2601 74730 SH SOLE 3775 70955
AIRTRAN HLDGS INC COM 00949P108 70 10000 SH SOLE 10000
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1543 16813 SH SOLE 1375 15438
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 253 2662 SH SOLE 2662
AMERICAN WAGERING INC COM 030405104 562 100000 SH SOLE 100000
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 457 9250 SH SOLE 400 8850
AMETEK INC COM 031100100 2406 80400 SH SOLE 75000 5400
ANCOR COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 03332K108 2500 386500 SH SOLE 19400 367100
ANGEION CORP COM 03462H107 527 152100 SH SOLE 10000 142100
APPLEBEES INTL INC COM 037899101 609 26350 SH SOLE 3500 22850
APPLIANCE RECYCLING CTRS AMER COM 03814F205 319 121839 SH SOLE 91750 30089
APPLIED BIOMETRICS INC COM 03814L103 176 25000 SH SOLE 25000
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 359 16398 SH SOLE 16398
ATS MED INC COM 002083103 4730 600650 SH SOLE 195350 405300
BAB HLDGS INC COM 055176101 267 389200 SH SOLE 5250 383950
BANCTEC INC COM 059784108 391 15900 SH SOLE 3000 12900
BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 068509603 4681 384159 SH SOLE 119500 264659
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 493 7324 SH SOLE 1250 6074
BIG BUCK BREWERY & STEAKHOUSE COM 089072102 1961 392300 SH SOLE 202000 190300
BIO VASCULAR INC COM 090923103 2700 561050 SH SOLE 124750 436300
BMC INDS INC MINN COM 055607105 948 48775 SH SOLE 4400 44375
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP COM 101137107 1350 20000 SH SOLE 20000
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1172 11245 SH SOLE 200 11045
BT OFFICE PRODS INTL INC COM 055816102 1297 109300 SH SOLE 100000 9300
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC COM 12541W100 868 33400 SH SOLE 1050 32350
CALIFORNIA PRO SPORTS INC COM 130551104 209 152000 SH SOLE 152000
CANTERBURY PARK HOLDING CORP COM 13811E101 482 175500 SH SOLE 175500
CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT COM 139733109 1057 56000 SH SOLE 43000 13000
CARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC COM 141907105 1316 198763 SH SOLE 2050 196713
CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 162780100 1335 256650 SH SOLE 16000 240650
CHICAGO PIZZA & BREWERY INC COM 167889104 563 290700 SH SOLE 290700
CHILDRENS BROADCASTING CORP COM 168755205 2549 741621 SH SOLE 35442 706179
CHOICETEL COMMUNICATION INC COM 17039H101 332 98500 SH SOLE 85000 13500
CIPRICO INC COM 172529109 14757 1124350 SH SOLE 254825 869525
CML GROUP INC COM 125820100 139 74500 SH SOLE 1500 73000
CNS IN COM 126136100 3865 694998 SH SOLE 99948 595050
CODA MUSIC TECHNOLOGY INC COM 19188P108 44 41850 SH SOLE 41850
COMERICA INC COM 200340107 243 2300 SH SOLE 2300
COMPUTER NETWORK TECHNOL CP COM 204925101 693 149000 SH SOLE 1500 147500
CONAGRA INC COM 205887102 205 6406 SH SOLE 6406
CONCEPTUS INC COM 206016107 333 95400 SH SOLE 9400 86000
CORVEL CORP COM 221006109 1401 35250 SH SOLE 3000 32250
COWLITZ BANCORP LONGVIEW WASH COM 223767104 127 10000 SH SOLE 10000
CYBEROPTICS CORP COM 232517102 1456 53950 SH SOLE 500 53450
DATAKEY INC COM 237909106 136 48500 SH SOLE 2000 46500
DAYTON HUDSON CORP COM 239753106 737 8375 SH SOLE 8375
DELPHI INFORMATION SYS INC COM 247171101 1914 2450500 SH SOLE 1611000 839500
DESTRON FEARING CORP COM 250637105 1169 692800 SH SOLE 452500 240300
<PAGE> PAGE 3
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
DIAMETRICS MED INC COM 252532106 4873 609150 SH SOLE 310600 298550
DIGI INTL INC COM 253798102 789 28650 SH SOLE 3800 24850
DIGITAL BIOMETRICS INC COM 253833107 2146 1373700 SH SOLE 286500 1087200
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 737 19506 SH SOLE 19506
EAGLE PAC INDS INC COM 269719100 514 257372 SH SOLE 11429 245943
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 358 12350 SH SOLE 1500 10850
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC COM 285512109 281 6000 SH SOLE 650 5350
ELECTRONIC PROCESSING INC COM 285798104 2202 166250 SH SOLE 2500 163750
EN POINTE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 29247F108 1724 182700 SH SOLE 157500 25200
ENDOSONICS CORP COM 29264K105 1411 138900 SH SOLE 6400 132500
EVEREST MED CORP COM 299806109 5059 2529600 SH SOLE 679000 1850600
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 216 3200 SH SOLE 3200
FAMOUS DAVES AMER INC COM 307068106 605 86450 SH SOLE 1600 84850
FINGERHUT COS INC COM 317867109 1637 63125 SH SOLE 10500 52625
FIRST AMER BK CORP COM 318906104 1111 12850 SH SOLE 8650 4200
FOURTH SHIFT CORP COM 351128103 2955 1125754 SH SOLE 342538 783216
FSI INTL INC COM 302633102 2305 209575 SH SOLE 8400 201175
FTP SOFTWARE INC COM 302660105 41 12500 SH SOLE 12500
FUNCO INC COM 360762108 1321 75000 SH SOLE 75000
G & K SVCS INC CL A 361268105 2813 64125 SH SOLE 1075 63050
GALAGEN INC COM 362913105 966 594600 SH SOLE 284000 310600
GATEWAY 2000 INC COM 367833100 4403 94200 SH SOLE 4700 89500
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 776 9012 SH SOLE 5000 4012
GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 454 5975 SH SOLE 5975
GENUINE PARTS CO COM 372460105 376 9869 SH SOLE 2250 7619
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 451 3800 SH SOLE 3800
GTE CORP COM 362320103 835 13960 SH SOLE 1700 12260
HARMONY HOLDINGS INC COM 413223108 288 210000 SH SOLE 210000
HEALTH FITNESS CORP COM 42217V102 2967 1582750 SH SOLE 534500 1048250
HECTOR COMMUNICATIONS CORP SB DB CONV8.5%02 422730AA9 4585 3500000 SH SOLE 3500000
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 1017 14200 SH SOLE 2000 12200
HORIZON PHARMACIES INC COM 439902107 740 75000 SH SOLE 30000 45000
HOTEL DISCOVERY INC COM 441403102 960 341500 SH SOLE 226000 155500
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 737 5355 SH SOLE 600 4755
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 448407106 2168 81813 SH SOLE 3025 78788
IVI PUBG INC COM 450707104 9906 1801125 SH SOLE 681675 1119450
INNERDYNE INC COM 45764D102 5893 1848900 SH SOLE 539100 1309800
INNOVATIVE GAMING CORP AMER COM 45764F107 854 210300 SH SOLE 175000 35300
INSIGNIA SYS INC COM 45765Y105 3091 1766700 SH SOLE 619500 1147200
INTEGRATED SEC SYS INC COM 45812J101 267 450000 SH SOLE 450000
INTERVU INC COM 46114R106 153 12000 SH SOLE 12000
INTRANET SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 460939309 836 133900 SH SOLE 115000 18900
ION LASER TECHNOLOGY INC COM NEW 461909202 243 100000 SH SOLE 100000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1524 20765 SH SOLE 2150 18615
KOALA CORP COM 499866101 417 23200 SH SOLE 23200
KRAUSES FURNITURE INC COM NEW 500760202 656 175000 SH SOLE 175000
KULICKE & SOFFA INDS INC COM 501242101 327 15075 SH SOLE 15075
LAMAUR CORP COM 513233106 390 164400 SH SOLE 75000 89400
LECTEC CORP COM 523251106 1005 240017 SH SOLE 140759 99258
LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INC COM 532187101 14599 624585 SH SOLE 46300 578285
<PAGE> PAGE 4
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
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1896 31800 SH SOLE 31800
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 372 2915 SH SOLE 198 2717
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 4891 136590 SH SOLE 14925 121665
MEDAMICUS INC COM 584027106 1805 614700 SH SOLE 56000 558700
MEDI-JECT CORP COM 583930102 84 50000 SH SOLE 50000
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 3286 63356 SH SOLE 3600 59756
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 1014 7916 SH SOLE 5200 2716
METRIS COS INC COM 591598107 1522 35000 SH SOLE 35000
MGIC INVT CORP WIS COM 552848103 374 5700 SH SOLE 400 5300
MICHAEL FOOD INC NEW COM 594079105 463 17337 SH SOLE 17337
MICRO COMPONENT TECH INC COM 59479Q100 3280 1874650 SH SOLE 513000 1361650
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 595112103 478 16476 SH SOLE 3575 12901
MINNESOTA BREWING CO COM 604005108 1184 364600 SH SOLE 310000 54600
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 648 7121 SH SOLE 650 6471
NATIONAL COMPUTER SYS INC COM 635519101 1570 69808 SH SOLE 11000 58808
NEXSTAR PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 65333B106 207 18000 SH SOLE 18000
NORSTAN INC COM 656535101 10549 426230 SH SOLE 121000 305230
NORTECH SYS INC COM 656553104 59 12000 SH SOLE 12000
NORWEST CORP COM 669380107 1524 36675 SH SOLE 4050 32625
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 669 22950 SH SOLE 4000 18950
ONTRACK DATA INTL INC COM 683372106 210 12975 SH SOLE 12975
ORPHAN MED INC COM 687303107 5546 510000 SH SOLE 197300 312700
PAMIDA HLDGS CORP COM 697642106 250 50000 SH SOLE 50000
PAPER WAREHOUSE INC COM 698941101 1315 228850 SH SOLE 1750 227100
PATTERSON DENTAL CO COM 703412106 3342 107820 SH SOLE 50825 56995
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 298 6999 SH SOLE 6999
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 7475 74992 SH SOLE 4900 70092
PPT VISION INC COM 693519100 257 30281 SH SOLE 30281
PREMIS CORP COM 740583109 33 25400 SH SOLE 25400
PRINTWARE INC COM 742580103 666 190500 SH SOLE 2250 188250
RF MONOLITHICS INC COM 74955F106 453 30000 SH SOLE 30000
RSI SYS INC COM 749927109 1181 556150 SH SOLE 221600 334550
RACOTEK INC COM 750091100 2551 800500 SH SOLE 450000 350500
RAINFOREST CAFE INC COM 75086K104 4065 271016 SH SOLE 14475 256541
RAYTHEON CO CL B 755111101 385 6600 SH SOLE 2000 4600
REALITY INTERACTIVE INC COM 756048104 784 896550 SH SOLE 276750 619800
REALITY INTERACTIVE INC UNIT EX 041100 756048203 19 30350 SH SOLE 2500 27850
RECOVERY ENGR INC COM 756269106 1241 42100 SH SOLE 35000 7100
REGIS CORP MINN COM 758932107 2973 99100 SH SOLE 6100 93000
RELIASTAR FINL CORP COM 75952U103 836 18150 SH SOLE 2500 15650
RURAL CELLULAR CORP CL A 781904107 1775 104550 SH SOLE 9650 94800
RTW INC COM 74974R107 80 10000 SH SOLE 10000
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 277 6396 SH SOLE 6396
SECURE COMPUTING CORP COM 813705100 1597 119475 SH SOLE 1250 118225
SENTRY TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 81731K101 193 154732 SH SOLE 1500 153232
SERVICEMASTER CO COM 81760N109 307 10782 SH SOLE 10782
SHUFFLE MASTER INC COM 825549108 1432 153800 SH SOLE 125000 28800
SKYMALL INC COM 830859104 437 100000 SH SOLE 100000
SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 1628 55070 SH SOLE 3075 51995
SPANLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 846492106 337 117500 SH SOLE 42500 75000
<PAGE> PAGE 5
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
SPECTRANETICS CORP COM 84760C107 2299 750750 SH SOLE 18500 732250
SPECTRASCIENCE COM NEW 84760E202 2756 424023 SH SOLE 253333 170690
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 227 3366 SH SOLE 3366
ST JUDE MED INC COM 790849103 3141 93951 SH SOLE 300 93651
SUPERVALU INC COM 868536103 2182 46800 SH SOLE 2800 44000
TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 4957 146075 SH SOLE 105275 40800
TESSERACT GROUP INC COM 881612105 4634 756600 SH SOLE 267500 489100
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 1123 20750 SH SOLE 1550 19200
TIMBER LODGE STEAKHOUSE INC COM 88708P104 476 82000 SH SOLE 5000 77000
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 1230 17095 SH SOLE 2000 15095
U-SHIP INC COM PAR $0.004 90337N203 135 288106 SH SOLE 77000 211106
UNICOMP INC COM PAR$.01NEW 90465L409 1386 207300 SH SOLE 175000 32300
UNITED INVS RLTY TR COM 910741107 634 66000 SH SOLE 7500 58500
UOL PUBG INC COM 903196103 987 98729 SH SOLE 69019 29710
UROLOGIX INC COM 917273104 1172 126350 SH SOLE 6100 120250
US BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 4688 37581 SH SOLE 3350 34231
US WEST INC COM-COMMUNCTNS 912889102 834 15285 SH SOLE 2175 13110
VIDEOLABS INC COM 92657R103 249 173250 SH SOLE 71500 101750
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS COM 972463103 2047 160550 SH SOLE 51000 109550
WOODROAST SYSTEMS INC COM NEW 979899309 372 372500 SH SOLE 180500 192000
WORLDCOM INC GA COM 98155K102 338 7858 SH SOLE 7858
XATA CORP COM NEW 983882309 420 78250 SH SOLE 78250
ZOMAX OPTICAL MEDIA INC COM 989929104 2036 121600 SH SOLE 1800 119800
ZYMETX INC COM 989859103 318 75000 SH SOLE 75000
REPORT SUMMARY 174 DATA RECORDS 281380 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
</TABLE>