EXHIBIT 32.1

  Certification of Chief Executive Officer Regarding Periodic Report Containing
 Financial Statements Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Robert A. Placek, the Chief Executive Officer of Wegener Corporation (the
"Company"), in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that, to the best
of my knowledge, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended December 3, 2004 (the "Report") filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission:

      o     fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      o     the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

                                 /s/ Robert A. Placek

                                 Name:   Robert A. Placek
                                 Title:  Chairman of the Board, President and
                                         Chief Executive Officer
                                         (Principal Executive Officer)
                                 Date:   January 18, 2005