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


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*


                            ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  COMMON STOCK
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    685559106
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Alan S. Parsow                 with a copy to          David L. Hefflinger
General Partner                                     McGrath, North, Mullin
Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership                          & Kratz, P.C.
P.O. Box 818                                   1400 One Central Park Plaza
Elkhorn, NE  68022                                         Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 289-3217                                              (402) 341-3070

                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)



                                 April 12, 2002
             (Date of Event which Required Filing of this Statement)



If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g) check the following box
[ ].

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.





CUSIP NO. 685559106                  13D                     Page 2 of 3 Pages

         1.       Name of Reporting Person
                  SS or IRS Identification Number of Above Person

                  Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership / 47-0721875

         2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

                  /X/      (a)                       / /      (b)

         3.       SEC Use Only

         4.       Source of Funds

                  WC

         5.       Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
                  Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

                  / /

         6.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  Nebraska

                                                7. Sole Voting Power

                                                   93,900 Shares
                  Number of
                  Shares                        8. Shared Voting Power
                  Beneficially
                  Owned by                         0
                  Reporting
                  Person                        9. Sole Dispositive Power
                  With
                                                   93,900 Shares

                                               10. Shared Dispositive Power

                                                   0

         11.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                  93,900 Shares

         12.      Check Box if Aggregate Amount in Row 11 Excludes Certain
                  Shares

                  / /

         13.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 11

                  Approximately 4.5% of voting securities

         14.      Type of Reporting Person

                  PN


CUSIP NO. 685559106                   13D                    Page 3 of 3 Pages


         Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") makes this
filing to amend certain information previously reported by the Partnership. This
filing constitutes Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D of the Partnership. The
Partnership amends such prior schedule 13D reports with respect to the common
stock of Orbit International Corp. ("Orbit") by adding the following information
to the item indicated:

ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

         (a)(b) As of April 12, 2002, the Partnership owns 93,900 shares of
Orbit common stock. The Orbit Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001
reported that there were outstanding 2,109,196 shares of Orbit common stock as
of March 15, 2002. Based on this number, the Partnership owns approximately 4.5%
of the Orbit common stock.

         (c) During the past 60 days, the Partnership sold 26,966 shares of
Orbit common stock, in open market transactions, at prices ranging from $4.02 to
$4.84 per share.


                                      SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
hereby certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

         DATED:  April 15, 2002


Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership


By:  /s/ Alan S. Parsow
   ----------------------------
      Alan S. Parsow
      General Partner