<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001415889-23-005027.txt : 20230316
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001415889-23-005027
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230315
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230316
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230316

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KUNIN DAVID B
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001180990

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-13257
		FILM NUMBER:		23739919

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7201 METRO BOULEVARD
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55439

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORTECH SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000722313
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, NEC [3679]
		IRS NUMBER:				411681094
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7550 MERIDIAN CIRCLE N
		STREET 2:		SUITE 150
		CITY:			MAPLE GROVE
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55369
		BUSINESS PHONE:		952-345-2244

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7550 MERIDIAN CIRCLE N
		STREET 2:		SUITE 150
		CITY:			MAPLE GROVE
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55369

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DSC NORTECH INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19901217

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DIGIGRAPHIC SYSTEMS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19881113
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2023-03-15</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000722313</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NORTECH SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NSYS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001180990</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KUNIN DAVID B</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>7550 MERIDIAN CIR N. SUITE 150</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MAPLE GROVE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>55369</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2023-03-15</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>445</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>11.9983</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>64942</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1344066</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Curtis Squire, Inc.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The purchase reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on December 13, 2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $11.75 to $12.16, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Voting and dispositive power over shares held by Curtis Squire, Inc. is shared by Curtis Squires' board of directors. The Reporting Person is a member of Curtis Squires' board of directors, and as such, the Reporting Person is deemed to hold shared voting and dispositive power over these shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney incorporated herein by reference to the Reporting Person's Form 4 filed on January 20, 2022.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Mark Hooley, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-03-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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