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    <periodOfReport>2005-11-18</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000826326</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ARC WIRELESS SOLUTIONS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ARCS.OB</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001188446</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BALABAN SIGMUND A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>10 GRECIAN STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PARSIPPANY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>07054</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-11-18</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2272</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>.11</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1450275</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Options: Right to Buy</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>.16</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2004-02-26</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2006-02-26</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>125000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>125000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Options: Right to Buy</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>.15</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2005-03-15</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2007-03-15</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>125000</value>
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        </derivativeHolding>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Acquired pursuant to the Issuer's 1997 Stock Option and Compensation Plan in lieu of Mr. Balaban's outside Director's
Meeting Fee of $250 for the meeting of the Board of Directors held on November 18, 2005. The amount of shares was determined
according to the closing price of the Common Stock on the meeting date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">In accordance with the 1997 Stock Option and Compensation Plan and the Issuer's policies concerning option grants to outside
Directors, on February 26, 2004, Mr. Balaban received a grant of options to purchase 125,000 shares with a two year term,
25,000 of which become exercisable for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended by Mr. Balaban as an outside
director.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">In accordance with the 1997 Stock Option and Compensation Plan and the Issuer's policies concerning option grants to outside
Directors, on March 15, 2005, Mr. Balaban received a grant of options to purchase 125,000 shares with a two year term,
25,000 of which become exercisable for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended by Mr. Balaban as an outside
director.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Richard L. Anderson, As Attorney in Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-11-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
