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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001064669-99-000066.txt : 19990430
<SEC-HEADER>0001064669-99-000066.hdr.sgml : 19990430
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001064669-99-000066
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19990331
FILED AS OF DATE:		19990428

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PORTA SYSTEMS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000079564
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661]
		IRS NUMBER:				112203988
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08191
		FILM NUMBER:		99603640

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		575 UNDERHILL BLVD
		CITY:			SYOSSET
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11791
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5163649300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		575 UNDERHILL BLVD
		CITY:			SYOSSET
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11791
<REPORTING-OWNER>

COMPANY DATA:	
	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BAHLO MICHAEL
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001085279
	STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
<RELATIONSHIP>OFFICER

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		3

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		575 UNDERHILL BLVD
	CITY:			SYOSSET
	STATE:			NY
	ZIP:			11791
	BUSINESS PHONE:		5163649300

MAIL ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		575 UNDERHILL BLVD
	CITY:			SYOSSET
	STATE:			NY
	ZIP:			11791
</REPORTING-OWNER>
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>3
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 3 - MARCH 1999
<TEXT>

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Bahlo, Michael 
   c/o Porta Systems Corp.
   575 Underhill Boulevard
   Syosset, NY  11791
   USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
   March 1999
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Porta Systems Corp.
   PSI
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Sernior Vice President OSS Sales and Marketing
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
   
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned                                                                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security                       |2. Amount of          |3. Ownership    |4. Nature of Indirect                          |
                                           |   Securities         |   Form:        |   Beneficial Ownership                        |
                                           |   Beneficially       |   Direct(D) or |                                               |
                                           |   Owned              |   Indirect(I)  |                                               |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                                        <C>                    <C>              <C>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned                                                                             |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative   |2.Date Exer-       |3.Title and Amount     |         |4. Conver-|5. Owner-    |6. Nature of Indirect      |
  Security              |  cisable and      |  of Underlying        |         |sion or   |ship         |   Beneficial Ownership    |
                        |  Expiration       |  Securities           |         |exercise  |Form of      |                           |
                        |  Date(Month/      |-----------------------|---------|price of  |Deriv-       |                           |
                        |  Day/Year)        |                       |Amount   |deri-     |ative        |                           |
                        | Date    | Expira- |                       |or       |vative    |Security:    |                           |
                        | Exer-   | tion    |         Title         |Number of|Security  |Direct(D) or |                           |
                        | cisable | Date    |                       |Shares   |          |Indirect(I)  |                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                     <C>       <C>       <C>                     <C>       <C>        <C>           <C>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Michael Bahlo
DATE
March 29, 1999

</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
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