PERKINS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC ET AL
13F-E, 1998-10-21
Previous: CORPORATE INCOME FD INTERM TERM SER 50 DEFINED ASSET FDS, 485BPOS, 1998-10-21
Next: SPECTRUM SIGNAL PROCESSING INC, F-3/A, 1998-10-21



<TABLE>
                               <C>                                              <C>
<PAGE>      PAGE   1                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  
                       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                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
<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     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
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
<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
                                                                                                                                  
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
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
<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
                                                                                                                                  
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
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
<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
                                                                                                                                  
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    
</TABLE>


© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission