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                                                                      EXHIBIT 21

                     SUBSIDIARIES OF THE ALLEN TELECOM INC.
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The following is a list of the subsidiaries of Allen Telecom Inc. (Delaware,
02-03-69), and indented, subsidiaries of such subsidiaries, including in each
case the state or other jurisdiction in which each subsidiary was incorporated
or organized, and indicating in each case the percentage of voting securities
owned by the immediate parent.

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                                                   STATE/COUNTRY OF
NAME OF CORPORATION                                INCORPORATION                        DATE                     %
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<S>                                                <C>                                  <C>                    <C>
The Allen Group Canada Limited                     Ontario, Canada                      04-19-72               100
The Allen Group Internat'l Sales Corp.             Barbados                             09-15-94               100
The Allen Group International, Inc.                Delaware                             07-19-73               100
        Allen Telecom Holdings G.m.b.H.            Germany                                                     100
         Allen Telecom GmbH                        Germany                              07-28-90               100
Allen Telecom Canada, Inc.                         Ontario                              04-14-93               100
Allen Telecom Civil Law Partnership GbR(2)         Germany                              10-01-98               100
Allen Telecom (France) S.A. (3)                    France                               04-09-97               100
        Telia S.A. (4)                             France                               10-19-90                72
Allen Telecom Group Limited (1)                    U.K.                                 05-08-72               100
Allen Telecom (Holdings) Pty Limited               Australia                            07-18-96               100
        Allen Telecom (Australia) Pty Limited      Australia                            07-23-96               100
Allen Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited (5)              Hong Kong                            04-25-97               100
Allen Telecom Investments, Inc.                    Delaware                             04-01-97               100
Allen Telecom (Mauritius) Holdings Ltd.            Mauritius                            11-25-97               100
      Decibel Products (Guangzhou) Ltd.            China                                01-19-98               100
Allen Telecom (Singapore) Pte Limited              Singapore                            06-03-97               100
Allen Telecomunicacoes do Brasil Ltda (6)          Brazil                                  11-95               100
Antenna Specialists Co., Inc.                      Delaware                             10-07-88               100
      Antespec, S.A. de C.V.                       Mexico                               11-14-88               100
ATI International, Inc.                            Delaware                             12-10-97               100
      Allen International (Netherlands) BV         Netherlands                          06-19-98               100
         Allen Telecom (Netherlands) BV            Netherlands                          07-21-98               100
            Allen Telecom Italia Europe S.r.l.     Italy                                10-10-97               100
              FOREM S.r.l.                         Italy                                11-14-94               100
               FOREM France E.u.r.l.               France                                   1993               100
               FOREM (UK) Limited                  U.K.                                     1988               100
               Mikom G.m.b.H. (7)                  Germany                              05-07-85                74
                  Mikom Vertriebs und Service      Austria                              10-18-96                60
                  GmbH (8)
                  Mikom Slovakia, s.r.o. (9)       Slovakia                             05-30-97                60
                  Mitras Ltd. (10)                 Hungary                                  1992                60
                  C-com, spol. s.r.o.              Czechoslovakia                       02-26-96                25
              Tekmar Sistemi S.r.l.                Italy                                09-20-80               100
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<S>                                                <C>                                  <C>                    <C>
Comsearch Holdings Inc.                            Delaware                             08-22-97               100
        Comsearch UK Limited                       U.K.                                 03-06-98               100
        Telespectro de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (11)   Mexico                                  11-97               100
Decibel Mobilcom Limited (1)                       England                              01-31-91               100
Orion Far East Management Inc. (1)                 Delaware                             07-16-81               100
Orion Industries, Inc., Limited (1)                Hong Kong                            06-01-71               100
     Orion Imports & Exports Limited (1)           Hong Kong                            09-07-73               100
     Orion Industries, Inc. Japan (1)              Japan                                   09-73               100
     Orion Industries Taiwan Limited (1)           Taiwan                                  10-73               100
Signal Science, Incorporated                       California                           09-25-74               100
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(1)      These subsidiaries are not significant in the aggregate and are no
         longer active.

(2)      90% of this partnership is owned by Allen Telecom Inc. and the
         remaining 10% is owned by Allen Telecom investments, Inc.

(3)      Of the 2,500 shares issued and outstanding, 2,494 shares are owned by
         Allen Telecom Inc. and the remaining 6 shares are owned in name only by
         Allen employees.

(4)      Of the 10,000 shares issued and outstanding, 7,196 shares are owned by
         Allen Telecom (France) S.A., 4 shares are owned by Allen employees, and
         Allen Telecom (France) SA. owns options to acquire the remaining 2,800
         shares.

(5)      Of the 1,000 shares issued and outstanding, 999 shares are owned by
         Allen Telecom Inc. and 1 share is owned by Allen Telecom Investments,
         Inc.

(6)      99% of the outstanding capital stock of this subsidiary is owned by
         Allen Telecom Inc. and the remaining 1% is owned by Allen Telecom
         Investments, Inc.

(7)      62% of the outstanding capital stock of this subsidiary is owned by
         FOREM S.r.l., 12% is owned by Allen Telecom Holdings G.m.b.H., and the
         remaining 26% is owned by the managing director of Mikom G.m.b.H.

(8)      60% of the outstanding capital stock is owned by Mikom G.m.b.H. and the
         remaining 40% is owned by Allen Telecom Inc.

(9)      60% of the outstanding capital stock is owned by Mikom Vertreibs und
         Service G.m.b.H. and the remaining 40% is owned by the partners of
         Mikom Vertreibs und Service G.m.b.H. in the venture.

(10)     60% of the outstanding capital stock of this subsidiary is owned by
         Mikom G.m.b.H.  and the remaining 40% is owned by senior management of
         Mitras Ltd.

(11)     98% of the outstanding capital stock of this subsidiary is owned by
         Comsearch Holdings, Inc. and the remaining 2% is owned by Allen Telecom
         Investments, Inc.



March 17, 1999