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EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement (No 333-145819) of Nortech Systems Incorporated on Form S-8 of our report dated March 21, 2016 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, 2015.

/s/ RSM US LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 21, 2016

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EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM