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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                                 APRIL 27, 2004
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                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)


                                   PCTEL, INC.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)




          DELAWARE                     000-27115                77-0364943
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF       (COMMISSION)          (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
 INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)        FILE NUMBER        IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)



                         8725 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 400
                             CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60631
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                    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)


                                 (773) 243-3000
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              (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)




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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

    (c) Exhibits

    The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

    99.1 Press Release, dated April 27, 2004, of PCTEL, Inc. announcing its
         financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004

ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

    The following information is intended to be furnished under Item 12 of Form
8-K, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition." This information shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

    On April 27, 2004, PCTEL, Inc. issued a press release regarding its
financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004. The full
text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.









                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 27, 2004

                                            PCTEL, INC.

                                            By: /s/ John W. Schoen
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                                                John W. Schoen, Chief Financial
                                                Officer




Exhibit
Number    Description
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99.1      Press Release, dated April 27, 2004, of PCTEL, Inc. announcing its
          financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004




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