EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement (Nos. 33-80906, 33-66246, and 333-145819) of Nortech Systems Incorporated on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 15, 2010 relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule which appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nortech Systems Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 2009.

/s/ MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 15, 2010