EXHIBIT 31.1
                            SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

I, Jeffrey L. Parker, certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of  ParkerVision,
Inc.;

     2.   based on my  knowledge,  this  report  does  not  contain  any  untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

     3.   based on my knowledge,  the financial statements,  and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of ParkerVision,  Inc.
as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

     4.   ParkerVision,  Inc.'s other certifying  officers and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining  disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for ParkerVision, Inc. and have:

     (a)  designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused such
          disclosure   controls  and   procedures  to  be  designed   under  our
          supervision,   to  ensure  that  material   information   relating  to
          ParkerVision Inc.,  including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made
          known to us by others within those entities,  particularly  during the
          period in which this report is being prepared;

     (b)  Evaluated  the   effectiveness  of  ParkerVision,   Inc.'s  disclosure
          controls and procedures  and presented in this report our  conclusions
          about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,  as
          of the  end of the  period  covered  by  this  report  based  on  such
          evaluation; and

     (c)  Disclosed in this report any change in  ParkerVision,  Inc.'s internal
          control over financial  reporting that occurred during the most recent
          fiscal quarter that has materially  affected,  or is reasonably likely
          to  materially  affect,  ParkerVision,  Inc.'s  internal  control over
          financial reporting; and

     5.   ParkerVision,  Inc.'s other certifying  officers and I have disclosed,
based  on  our  most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
reporting,  to the  ParkerVision,  Inc.  auditors  and the  audit  committee  of
ParkerVision,  Inc.  board of directors (or persons  performing  the  equivalent
functions):

     (a)  all significant  deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation  of internal  control  over  financial  reporting  which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect ParkerVision,  Inc.'s ability to
          record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     (b)  any fraud, whether or not material,  that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in ParkerVision, Inc.'s internal
          control over financial reporting.

Date: November 14, 2003                      Name: /s/ Jeffrey L. Parker
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                                             Title: Chief Executive Officer
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