Form 12b-25

                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 12b-25        Commission File No. 2-17411
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                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

                                  (Check One):

[X] Form 10-K and 10-KSB [ ]Form 20-F  [ ] Form 11-K  
[ ] Form 10-Q and 10-QSB [ ] Form N-SAR

For Period Ended: September 30, 1998

[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR

For the Transition Period Ended: 

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     NOTHING IN THIS FORM SHALL BE  CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THE  COMMISSION  HAS
VERIFIED ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.
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     If the  notification  relates  to a portion of the  filing  checked  above,
identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:

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PART I - REGISTRANT INFORMATION

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Full name of Registrant                          BOONTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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Former name if applicable                               N/A
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Address of principal executive office              25 Eastmans Road,
(street and number)                                P.O. Box 465
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City, State and Zip Code                           Parsippany, NJ  07054-0465
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PART II - RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

     If the subject  report could not be filed  without  unreasonable  effort or
expense  and  the  registrant  seeks  relief  pursuant  to Rule  12b-25(b),  the
following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

     |  (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form
     |      could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense.
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     |  (b) The subject annual report,  semi-annual report, transition report on
     |      Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will be
     |      filed  on  or  before  the  fifteenth  calendar  day  following  the
     |      prescribed due date; or the subject  quarterly  report or transition
[X]  |      report on Form 10-Q,  or portion  thereof will be filed on or before
     |      the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and
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     |  (c) The  accountant's  statement  or  other  exhibit  required  by  Rule
     |      12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.
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PART III - NARRATIVE

     State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB,
20-F,  11-K, 10-Q and Form 10-QSB,  N-SAR,  or the transition  report or portion
thereof could not be filed within the prescribed period. (Attach Extra Sheets if
Needed)

     Delay in filing Form 10-KSB by the Registrant is due to delay in completing
footnotes to the financial statements. It is expected that only 5 to 7 days will
be required to file the final report.


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PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION

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          (1)  Name and telephone  number of person to contact in regard to this
notification


        John E. Titterton                            973-386-9696
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               (Name)                            (Telephone Number)
 
      (2) Have all other periodic  reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 during the  preceding  12 months (or for such  shorter)  period that the
registrant  was  required to file such  reports)  been  filed?  If answer is no,
identify report(s).

                                                                 [X] Yes [ ] No

     (3) Is it anticipated that any significant  change in results of operations
from the corresponding  period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?

                                                                 [ ] Yes [X] No

     If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated  change,  both  narratively
and  quantitatively,  and, if  appropriate,  state the reasons why a  reasonable
estimate of the results cannot be made.



Date   December 29, 1998                        By /s/ John E. Titterton
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                                    ATTENTION

         Intentional  misstatements  or  omissions  of fact  constitute  Federal
Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).


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