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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

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



                                OCTOBER 27, 2005
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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 CHARTER)



        DELAWARE                      000-27115                77-0364943
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION        (COMMISSION               (IRS EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)             FILE NUMBER)          IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)



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


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

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          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

         The following information is intended to be furnished under Item 2.02
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 October 27, 2005, PCTEL, Inc. issued a press release regarding its
financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005. The
full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (d) Exhibits

         The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

         99.1   Press Release, dated October 27, 2005, of PCTEL, Inc. announcing
                its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended 
                September 30, 2005



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                                    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.

Date: October 27, 2005

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

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number      Description
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99.1        Press Release, dated October 27, 2005, of PCTEL, Inc. announcing its
            financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 
            2005



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