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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * OHARA JEFF C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEL INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP [TIK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President/COO (Last) (First) (Middle) 728 GARDEN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/11/2009 (Street) CARLSTADT, NJ 07072 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/11/2004   P   18,000 A $ 4.73 156,100 D   Stock Option Exercise 10/25/2004   M   500 A $ 2.95 156,600 D   Stock Option Exercise 11/15/2004   M   500 A $ 2.85 157,100 D   Stock Option Exercise 12/08/2004   M   1,000 A $ 3.4 158,100 D   Stock Option Exercise 01/28/2005   M   500 A $ 3.55 158,600 D   Stock Option Exercise 02/11/2005   M   500 A $ 3.76 159,100 D   Stock Option Exercise 03/02/2005   M   500 A $ 3.97 159,600 D   Stock Option Exercise 04/12/2005   M   500 A $ 4.19 160,100 D   Stock Option Exercise 05/17/2005   M   500 A $ 3.8 160,600 D   Stock Option Exercise 06/27/2005   M   500 A $ 4.25 161,100 D   Stock Option Exercise 07/12/2005   M   500 A $ 4.1 161,600 D   Stock Option Exercise 08/15/2005   M   15,000 A $ 3.78 176,600 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option Exercise

$ 2.95

10/25/2004

M

500

10/25/2005

10/25/2009

Common Stock

500

$ 0

50,000

D

Stock Option Exercise

$ 2.85

11/15/2004

M

500

11/15/2005

11/15/2009

Common Stock

500

$ 0

49,500

D

Stock Option Exercise

$ 3.401

12/08/2004

M

1,000

12/08/2005

12/08/2009

Common Stock

1,000

$ 0

48,500

D

Stock Option Exercise

$ 3.55

01/28/2005

M

500

01/28/2006

01/28/2010

Common Stock

500

$ 0

48,000

D

Stock Option Exercise

$ 3.76

02/11/2005

M

500

02/11/2006

02/11/2010

Common Stock

500

$ 0

47,500

D

Stock Option Exercise

$ 3.97

03/02/2005

M

500

03/02/2006

03/02/2010

Common Stock

500

$ 0

47,000

D

Stock Option Exercise

$ 4.19

04/12/2005

M

500

04/12/2006

04/12/2010

Common Stock

500

$ 0

46,500

D

Stock Option Exercise

$ 3.8

05/17/2005

M

500

05/17/2006

05/17/2010

Common Stock

500

$ 0

46,000

D

Stock Option Exercise

$ 4.25

06/27/2005

M

500

06/27/2006

06/27/2010

Common Strock

500

$ 0

45,500

D

Stock Option Exercise

$ 4.1

07/12/2005

M

500

07/12/2006

07/12/2010

Common Stock

500

$ 0

45,000

D

Stock Option Exercise

$ 3.78

08/15/2005

M

15,000

08/15/2006

08/15/2010

Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

30,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
OHARA JEFF C 728 GARDEN STREET CARLSTADT, NJ 07072	X		President/COO

Signatures

Joseph P. Macaluso, By Power of Attorney		09/18/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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