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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09/30/1998
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 10/20/98
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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 1076 24775 SH SOLE 1000 23775
AETRIUM INC COM 00817R103 104 23900 SH SOLE 23900
AFFYMETRIX INC COM 00826T108 1343 52163 SH SOLE 4925 47238
AIRTRAN HLDGS INC COM 00949P108 40 10000 SH SOLE 10000
ALCATEL ALSTHOM SPONSORED ADR 013904305 477 28080 SH SOLE 2665 25415
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 937 12076 SH SOLE 1375 10701
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 280 5324 SH SOLE 5324
AMERICAN WAGERING INC COM 030405104 253 58000 SH SOLE 58000
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 337 7100 SH SOLE 7100
AMETEK INC NEW COM 031100100 1352 78400 SH SOLE 75000 3400
ANCOR COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 03332K108 464 270350 SH SOLE 23400 246950
ANGEION CORP COM 03462H107 1194 570600 SH SOLE 56800 513800
ANTHRACITE CAP INC COM 037023108 246 28950 SH SOLE 6000 22950
APPLIED BIOMETRICS INC COM 03814L103 200 25000 SH SOLE 25000
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 246 14737 SH SOLE 5475 9262
ATS MED INC COM 002083103 2875 489400 SH SOLE 184600 304800
BAB HLDGS INC COM 055176101 228 318525 SH SOLE 4000 314525
BARRINGER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM NEW 068509603 2225 299200 SH SOLE 139000 160200
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 465 6184 SH SOLE 950 5234
BIG BUCK BREWERY & STEAKHOUSE COM 089072102 1421 379000 SH SOLE 262000 117000
BIO VASCULAR INC COM 090923103 1616 497300 SH SOLE 91250 406050
BMC INDS INC MINN COM 055607105 138 23125 SH SOLE 5050 18075
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP COM 101137107 950 18500 SH SOLE 18500
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1080 10400 SH SOLE 700 9700
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC COM 12541W100 292 14550 SH SOLE 14550
CAFE ODYSSEY INC COM 127917102 357 336100 SH SOLE 216000 120100
CALIFORNIA PRO SPORTS INC COM 130551104 223 247000 SH SOLE 10000 237000
CAPITAL AUTOMOTIVE REIT COM SH BEN INT 139733109 797 68250 SH SOLE 54000 14250
CARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC COM 141907105 368 95150 SH SOLE 5650 89500
CARMIKE CINEMAS INC CL A 143436103 278 15175 SH SOLE 3400 11775
CHECK TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 162780100 1101 367250 SH SOLE 121500 224750
CHICAGO PIZZA & BREWERY INC COM 167889104 406 295700 SH SOLE 165000 130700
CHILDRENS BROADCASTING CORP COM NEW 168755205 2220 670196 SH SOLE 67401 602795
CHOICETEL COMMUNICATION INC COM 17039H101 464 112500 SH SOLE 85000 27500
CIPRICO INC COM 172529109 6055 828075 SH SOLE 226325 601750
CML GROUP INC COM 125820100 28 45000 SH SOLE 45000
CNS INC COM 126136100 1948 510973 SH SOLE 73848 437125
COMPUTER NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CP COM 204925101 880 158300 SH SOLE 4500 153800
CONCEPTUS INC COM 206016107 216 289100 SH SOLE 28600 260500
CORVEL CORP COM 221006109 1135 29300 SH SOLE 3000 26300
COVER-ALL TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 222892101 93 57500 SH SOLE 57500
CYBEROPTICS CORP COM 232517102 384 37938 SH SOLE 500 37438
DATAKEY INC COM 237909106 1455 456670 SH SOLE 70360 395311
DAYTON HUDSON CORP COM 239753106 538 15050 SH SOLE 15050
DELPHI INFORMATION SYS INC COM NEW 247171200 1304 379400 SH SOLE 310000 69400
DESTRON FEARING CORP COM 250637105 793 634550 SH SOLE 430000 204550
DIAMETRICS MED INC COM 252532106 2531 506250 SH SOLE 300600 205650
DIGITAL BIOMETRICS INC COM 253833107 1378 1062800 SH SOLE 258500 804300
DUNN COMPUTER CORP VA COM 265771105 57 17500 SH SOLE 5000 12500
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 358 6252 SH SOLE 6252
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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 598 319385 SH SOLE 319385
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 265 9350 SH SOLE 450 8900
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC COM 285512109 299 6825 SH SOLE 650 6175
ELECTRONIC PROCESSING INC COM 285798104 1641 142750 SH SOLE 2500 140250
ENDOSONICS CORP COM 29264K105 415 87500 SH SOLE 5700 81800
EVEREST MED CORP COM 299806109 3371 2247400 SH SOLE 761500 1485900
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 200 2840 SH SOLE 2840
FAMOUS DAVES AMER INC COM 307068106 73 27350 SH SOLE 1600 25750
FINGERHUT COS INC COM 317867109 613 55775 SH SOLE 7500 48275
FOURTH SHIFT CORP COM 351128103 2756 864704 SH SOLE 418938 445766
FSI INTL INC COM 302633102 704 134100 SH SOLE 7500 126600
G & K SVCS INC CL A 361268105 3322 70875 SH SOLE 9025 61850
GALAGEN INC COM 362913105 1641 905500 SH SOLE 646500 259000
GATEWAY 2000 INC COM 367833100 3498 66875 SH SOLE 6400 60475
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 701 8812 SH SOLE 8812
GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 385 5500 SH SOLE 400 5100
GENUINE PARTS CO COM 372460105 276 9200 SH SOLE 2250 6950
GIGA INFORMATION GROUP INC COM 37517M109 80 20000 SH SOLE 20000
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 283 7400 SH SOLE 7400
GTE CORP COM 362320103 740 13460 SH SOLE 2050 11410
HARMONY HOLDINGS INC COM 413223108 562 439000 SH SOLE 304300 135000
HEALTH FITNESS CORP COM 42217V102 677 1355750 SH SOLE 610000 745750
HECTOR COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 422730101 781 89353 SH SOLE 5392 83961
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 958 14000 SH SOLE 2800 11200
HORIZON PHARMACIES INC COM 439902107 604 75000 SH SOLE 67500 7500
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COM 441815107 500 13353 SH SOLE 3075 10278
HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 448407106 1137 66438 SH SOLE 5825 60613
HYPERTENSION DIAGNOSTICS INC UNIT EX 000001 44914V203 137 34300 SH SOLE 34300
INFORMATION ADVANTAGE SOFTWARE COM 45669P101 249 53950 SH SOLE 50750 3200
INNERDYNE INC COM 45764D102 2557 1573950 SH SOLE 542800 1031150
INNOVATIVE GAMING CORP AMER COM 45764F107 404 209000 SH SOLE 175000 34000
INSIGNIA SYS INC COM 45765Y105 2364 1455300 SH SOLE 663000 792300
INTEGRATED SEC SYS INC COM 45812J101 421 450000 SH SOLE 450000
INTRANET SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 460939309 1270 327900 SH SOLE 279000 48900
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1274 16290 SH SOLE 2100 14190
KOALA CORP COM 499866101 407 30750 SH SOLE 1200 29550
LAMAUR CORP COM 513233106 20 110000 SH SOLE 100000 10000
LECTEC CORP COM 523251106 612 188568 SH SOLE 98500 90068
LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INC COM 532187101 3804 507285 SH SOLE 27050 480235
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 2535 32375 SH SOLE 32375
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 350 5066 SH SOLE 5066
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 3272 114340 SH SOLE 12250 102090
MEDAMICUS INC COM 584027106 549 549000 SH SOLE 154500 394500
MEDI-JECT CORP COM 583930102 140 118000 SH SOLE 100000 18000
MEDPARTNERS INC NEW COM 58503X107 280 86350 SH SOLE 9250 77100
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 2268 39111 SH SOLE 4200 34911
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 971 7496 SH SOLE 7496
MERRILL CORP COM 590175105 156 10000 SH SOLE 2500 7500
METRIS COS INC COM 591598107 1759 37737 SH SOLE 22338 15349
MICHAEL FOOD INC NEW COM 594079105 426 17950 SH SOLE 17950
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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
MICRO COMPONENT TECH INC COM 59479Q100 941 1771700 SH SOLE 577500 1194200
MINNESOTA BREWING CO COM 604005108 673 359100 SH SOLE 310000 49100
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 395 5371 SH SOLE 1200 4171
NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 617 9360 SH SOLE 1150 8210
NATIONAL COMPUTER SYS INC COM 635519101 1525 51708 SH SOLE 9000 42708
NAVARRE CORP COM 639208107 538 162500 SH SOLE 105000 57500
NEXSTAR PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 65333B106 139 13600 SH SOLE 13600
NORSTAN INC COM 656535101 6289 359380 SH SOLE 115650 243730
NORTECH SYS INC COM 656553104 51 12000 SH SOLE 12000
NORWEST CORP COM 669380107 934 25950 SH SOLE 4900 21050
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 380 17700 SH SOLE 2500 15200
ONHEALTH NETWORK CO COM 68272W107 5294 1366200 SH SOLE 860000 506200
ONTRACK DATA INTL INC COM 683372106 73 10125 SH SOLE 400 9725
ORPHAN MED INC COM 687303107 2859 372000 SH SOLE 147500 224500
PAMIDA HLDGS CORP COM 697642106 187 40000 SH SOLE 40000
PAPER WAREHOUSE INC COM 698941101 327 186900 SH SOLE 1750 185150
PATTERSON DENTAL CO COM 703412106 1677 45333 SH SOLE 300 45033
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 5559 52573 SH SOLE 3650 48923
PHOTRAN CORP COM 719404105 168 150000 SH SOLE 125000 25000
PPT VISION INC COM 693519100 127 23227 SH SOLE 23227
PRINTWARE INC COM 742580103 406 141500 SH SOLE 2250 139250
RACOTEK INC COM 750091100 1344 693800 SH SOLE 456000 237800
RSI SYS INC COM 749927109 1231 532700 SH SOLE 320600 212700
RAINFOREST CAFE INC COM 75086K104 1440 215433 SH SOLE 25937 189496
RAYTHEON CO CL B 755111408 275 5100 SH SOLE 2600 2500
RECOVERY ENGR INC COM 756269106 355 42400 SH SOLE 35000 7400
REGIS CORP MINN COM 758932107 2852 90550 SH SOLE 3700 86850
RELIASTAR FINL CORP COM 75952U103 627 16100 SH SOLE 1700 14400
RESOURCE ASSET INVESTMENT TR COM 761196104 712 50000 SH SOLE 50000
RURAL CELLULAR CORP CL A 781904107 1027 85650 SH SOLE 9550 76100
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 270 6100 SH SOLE 6100
SECURE COMPUTING CORP COM 813705100 919 93750 SH SOLE 1450 92300
SENTRY TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 81731K101 93 115555 SH SOLE 500 115055
SERVICEMASTER CO COM 81760N109 340 16397 SH SOLE 2277 14120
SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 1592 78618 SH SOLE 10217 68401
SPANLINK COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 846492106 480 116500 SH SOLE 38500 78000
SPECTRANETICS CORP COM 84760C107 1104 631250 SH SOLE 59750 571500
SPECTRASCIENCE COM NEW 84760E202 1899 384634 SH SOLE 250222 134412
ST JUDE MED INC COM 790849103 1941 83951 SH SOLE 1200 82751
SUPERVALU INC COM 868536103 1664 71400 SH SOLE 4100 67300
SURMODICS INC COM 868873100 322 42000 SH SOLE 28000 14000
TCF FINL CORP COM 872275102 1640 82550 SH SOLE 54900 27650
TESSERACT GROUP INC COM 881612105 1911 577100 SH SOLE 246000 331100
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 731 13800 SH SOLE 700 13100
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 1133 12950 SH SOLE 1700 11250
TRO LEARNING INC COM 87263R109 152 20000 SH SOLE 20000
U-SHIP INC COM PAR $0.004 90337N203 221 235856 SH SOLE 78500 157356
UNICOMP INC COM PAR$.01NEW 90465L409 63 19800 SH SOLE 19800
UNITED INVS RLTY TR COM 910741107 424 53000 SH SOLE 8500 44500
UOL PUBG INC COM 903196103 382 78445 SH SOLE 69019 9426
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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
UROLOGIX INC COM 917273104 360 60125 SH SOLE 3200 56925
US BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 3208 90073 SH SOLE 11000 79073
US WEST INC NEW COM 91273H101 725 13816 SH SOLE 3315 10501
VERDANT BRANDS INC COM 923366108 11 10000 SH SOLE 10000
VIDEOLABS INC COM 92657R103 116 149500 SH SOLE 67500 82000
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP COM 958102105 136 12700 SH SOLE 12700
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS COM 972463103 1971 185550 SH SOLE 101500 109550
WOODROAST SYSTEMS INC COM 979899309 4 76500 SH SOLE 4500 72000
ZOMAX OPTICAL MEDIA INC COM 989929104 1605 142150 SH SOLE 4700 137450
ZYMETX INC COM 989859103 300 75000 SH SOLE 75000
REPORT SUMMARY 160 DATA RECORDS 163250 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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