UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Bolgiani, Francesco
Banca del Gottardo
Viale S. Franscini 8 CH-6901
Lugano,
Switzerland
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
March 4, 1999
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ParkerVision, Inc.
PRKR
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock |75,000 |I |* |
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Common Stock |25,000 |I |** |
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Common Stock |2,500 |I |By Spouse |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock Option |3/4/99 |3/4/09 |Common Stock |12,500 |$23.25 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* Represents 75,000 shares owned by a company in which Mr. Bolgiani and his
wife have a 50% interest.
** Represents a warrant issued by Bancci del Gottardo to purchase shares of
Common Stock at $28.00 per share until December 31, 1999.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Francesco Bolgiani
DATE
March 9, 1999