EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Robert A. Placek,  the Chief Executive  Officer of Wegener  Corporation  (the
"Company"),  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  hereby certify that, to the best of my
knowledge,  the  Company's  Annual  Report  on Form  10-K for the  period  ended
September  3,  2004  (the  "Report")  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission:

      o     fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      o     the  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.


                                            /s/ Robert A. Placek
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                                    NAME:   ROBERT A. PLACEK
                                    TITLE:  CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND
                                            CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE (PRINCIPAL
                                            EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
                                    DATE:   DECEMBER 2, 2004