United ~~States~~State Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Date of Report: ~~December~~August 4, ~~2002~~2003

ASTROCOM CORPORATION
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Minnesota ~~#0-8482~~ (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 3500 Holly Lane North, Suite 60 Plymouth, MN 55447-1284 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) #0-8482 (Commission File Number) ~~incorporation~~ or41-0946755 ~~organization~~(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

3500 Holly Lane North, Suite 60 Plymouth, MN 55447-1284 41-0946755 (Address of principal executive offices) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) (Zip Code)

(612) 378-7800
(Issuer's telephone number)

ITEM 45. ~~Changes~~ OTHER ~~in Registrant's Certifying Accountant~~ EVENTS

ByOn ~~action~~August ~~dated as of December~~ 4, ~~2002,~~2003 ~~the Board of Directors of~~ Astrocom Corporation ~~(the~~announced ~~"Company")~~that ~~approved~~due ~~the~~to ~~engagement~~continuing offinancial ~~the firm of~~difficulties ~~Virchow~~it ~~Krause~~has &become ~~Co.~~reasonably ~~LLP~~likely asthat ~~the~~a ~~independent~~Chapter ~~auditors~~11 ofbankruptcy ~~the~~filing ~~Company~~will ~~for~~be ~~the fiscal~~made ~~year~~by ~~ending December 31, 2002, in replacement of~~ the ~~firm of Ernst & Young~~company ~~LLP,~~later ~~which~~this ~~resigned as auditors of the Company effective December 3, 2002~~week. ~~The audit committee of the Board of Directors approved the change in auditors on December 3, 2002.~~

~~The~~ITEM ~~reports~~7. FINANCIAL ofSTATEMENTS ~~Ernst~~AND & Young LLP on the Company's financial statements for the past two fiscal years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, but did contain an explanatory paragraph describing conditions that raised substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.EXHIBITS

~~In connection with the audits of the Company's financial statements for~~ ~~each of the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2001, and in the subsequent~~(c) ~~interim~~Exhibits. The ~~period,~~following ~~there~~exhibits ~~were~~are nofiled ~~disagreements~~ with ~~Ernst~~this & Young LLP on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope and procedures which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Ernst & Young LLP would have caused Ernst & Young LLP to make reference to the matter in their report.

The Company has requested Ernst & Young LLP to furnish it with a letter addressed to the Commission stating whether it agrees with the above statements. A copy of that letter, dated December 4, 2002, is filed as Exhibit 1 to this Form 8-K.

EXHIBIT NUMBER	DESCRIPTION
99.1	Press Release, dated August 4, 2003

ITEM 7. Exhibits

Exhibit 1 Letter from Ernest & Young LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated December 4, 2002.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned ~~thereunto~~hereunto duly authorized.

Date: ~~December~~August 54, ~~2002~~ 2003

ASTROCOM CORPORATION

By: /s/ Ronald B. Thomas Ronald B. Thomas President, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer

~~By:~~INDEX s/TO John M. Bucher John M. Bucher Director of Operations and Corporate ControllerEXHIBITS

EXHIBIT 1 TO FORM 8-K

EXHIBIT NUMBER	DESCRIPTION
99.1	Press Release, dated August 4, 2003, of Astrocom Corporation

~~Securities~~ EXHIBIT ~~and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N~~99.~~W. Washington, DC 20549~~1

~~Ladies~~PRESS ~~and Gentlemen:~~RELEASE

WeMinneapolis, ~~have~~MN, ~~read~~August ~~Item~~ 4, of2003 ~~Form 8~~-K ~~dated December 4, 2002, of~~ Astrocom Corporation ~~and~~(OTC: ~~are~~Bulletin inBoard: ~~agreement with the statements contained in the second and third paragraphs therein~~ATCC). ~~We have no basis to agree or disagree with other statements of the registrant contained therein.~~

~~/s/~~Astrocom ~~Ernst~~Corporation &today ~~Young~~announced ~~LLP~~that due to continuing financial difficulties it has become reasonably likely that a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing will be made by the Company later this week.

Minneapolis, Minnesota December 4, 2002

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