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WESTELL
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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(Name
of Issuer)
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Class
A Common Stock $0.01 Par Value,
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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957541105
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(CUSIP
Number)
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December
31, 2008
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(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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CUSIP
No 957541105
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING
PERSON: BC Advisors,
LLC
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP
(a)
o
(b)
x
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION
Texas
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
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5
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SOLE VOTING
POWER: 0
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6
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SHARED VOTING
POWER: 1,544,736
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE
POWER: 0
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE
POWER: 1,544,736
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
1,544,736
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
o
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
9
2.9%*
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC/CO
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CUSIP
No 957541105
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NAME OF REPORTING
PERSON: SRB
Management, L.P.
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP
(a)
o
(b)
x
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION
Texas
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
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5
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SOLE VOTING
POWER: 0
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER : 1,544,736
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7
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE
POWER: 0
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE
POWER: 1,544,736
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
1,544,736
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
o
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
9
2.9%*
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA/PN
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CUSIP
No. 957541105
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING
PERSON: Steven R.
Becker
I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP
(a)
o
(b)
x
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
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5
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SOLE VOTING
POWER: 179,000
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6
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SHARED VOTING
POWER: 1,544,736
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE
POWER: 179,000
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8
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE
POWER: 1,544,736
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9
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
1,723,736
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10
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
o
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11
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
9
3.2%*
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12
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC/IN
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Item
1(a).
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Name
of Issuer: Westell Technologies,
Inc.
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Item
1(b).
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Address
of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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750
N Commons Dr.
Aurora, Illinois 60504
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| Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
| See Item 1 of each cover page. |
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Item
2(b).
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Address
of Principal Business Office or if none,
Residence:
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300
Crescent Court, Suite 1111
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Dallas,
Texas 75201
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| Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
| See Item 4 of each cover page. | |
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Item
2(d).
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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| Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | |
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
| 957541105 | |
| Item 3. | Not Applicable |
| Item 4. | Ownership: |
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(a)
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Amount
Beneficially Owned:
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| As of December 31, 2008, SRB Management, L.P. had beneficial ownership of 1,544,736 shares of Class A common stock (“Shares”) of the Issuer for the accounts of (1) SRB Greenway Capital, L.P. (“Greenway LP”), (2) SRB Greenway Capital (QP), L.P. (“Greenway QP”), (3) SRB Greenway Offshore Operating Fund, L.P. (“Greenway Offshore”), SRB Greenway Opportunity Fund, L.P. (“Opportunity LP”), and SRB Greenway Opportunity Fund (QP), L.P. (“Opportunity QP,” and together with Greenway LP, Greenway QP, Greenway Offshore and Opportunity LP, the “Greenway Funds”) . SRB Management is the general partner of each of the Greenway Funds. BC Advisors, LLC (“BCA”) is the general partner of SRB Management. Steven R. Becker is the managing member of BCA. As general partner of SRB Management, BCA may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Shares beneficially owned by SRB Management, and as managing member of BCA, Mr. Becker may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Shares beneficially owned by BCA. In addition, as of December 31, 2008 Mr. Becker directly owned 179,000 Shares. Therefore, Mr. Becker may be deemed to beneficially own 1,723,736 Shares as of that date. | |
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(i)
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sole
power to vote or to direct the
vote:
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(ii)
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shared
power to vote or to direct the
vote:
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(iii)
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sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
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(iv)
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shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Securities:
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Not
Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: |
| Not applicable. | |
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable. |
| Item 10. | Certification: |
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BC
ADVISORS, LLC
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By: /s/ Steven R.
Becker
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Steven
R. Becker, Member
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SRB
MANAGEMENT, L.P.
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By: BC
Advisors, LLC, its general partner
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By: /s/ Steven R.
Becker
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Steven
R. Becker, Member
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/s/ Steven R.
Becker
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Steven
R. Becker
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February
17,
2009
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