8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


               December 13, 2000 (Date of earliest event reported)

                              RADYNE COMSTREAM INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                                 
          DELAWARE                   0-11685               11-2569467
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission           (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)            File Number)        Identification No.)



                 3138 East Elwood Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85034
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (602) 437-9620

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of Radyne ComStream Inc.'s press
release dated December 13, 2000 titled "Radyne ComStream Acquires Armer
Communications Engineering Services; Satellite Systems Integration Company
Enhances Continued Worldwide Growth."

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits

EXHIBIT
NUMBER   DESCRIPTION

99.1     Radyne ComStream Inc. Press Release dated December 13, 2000 titled
         "Radyne ComStream Acquires Armer Communications Engineering Services;
         Satellite Systems Integration Company Enhances Continued Worldwide
         Growth."

                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                    RADYNE COMSTREAM INC.
                                    (Registrant)



                                    /s/ Garry D. Kline
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    (Signature)

                                    Garry D. Kline
                                    Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 20, 2000

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT
NUMBER   DESCRIPTION
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99.1     Radyne ComStream Inc. Press Release dated December 13, 2000 titled
         "Radyne ComStream Acquires Armer Communications Engineering Services;
         Satellite Systems Integration Company Enhances Continued Worldwide
         Growth."


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EX-99.1

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                                                                   Exhibit 99.1

RADYNE COMSTREAM ACQUIRES ARMER
COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING SERVICES; SATELLITE SYSTEMS
INTEGRATION COMPANY ENHANCES CONTINUED WORLDWIDE GROWTH

PHOENIX, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Radyne ComStream (Nasdaq: RADN - news, RADNW -
news) today announced the acquisition of Armer Communications Engineering
Services, Inc. ("ACES"), a private Arizona-based corporation that specializes in
innovative solutions for the integration and installation of turnkey satellite
communications systems. This acquisition will provide Radyne ComStream with a
broader ability to quickly integrate and install larger amounts of satellite
communications systems worldwide for Internet by Satellite services.

"The combination of ACES strong niche position supporting custom satellite
systems applications and installations with our worldwide sales pipeline further
establishes Radyne ComStream as a leader in the Internet by Satellite market
sector," said Bob Fitting, CEO of Radyne ComStream. "This acquisition
strengthens our goal to become the preeminent supplier of Internet by Satellite
systems and also compliments our growing presence in the Digital TV market."

The two companies have been business partners in various global projects for the
past six years. It is anticipated that the combination will allow ACES to
rapidly grow their business while providing yet another marketing channel for
Radyne ComStream products.

The acquisition was completed for an undisclosed amount of cash and stock. Armer
had unaudited revenues for the 10 months ended October 31, 2000 of approximately
$3 million.

About Radyne ComStream

Radyne ComStream designs, manufactures, and markets satellite
Internet-infrastructure equipment as well as satellite broadband modems,
multicasting receivers, converters and ancillary products for digital TV, data
and telephone service. The company has offices in the U.S. located in Phoenix,
San Diego and Boca Raton, and internationally in Singapore, Beijing, Jakarta and
London. The company also has sales and/or service centers in New York, Rio de
Janeiro, Bangalore, Shanghai and Moscow. For more information visit our web site
at www.radynecomstream.com.

Safe Harbor Paragraph for Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements that constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 (the "Reform Act") and Radyne ComStream claims the protection of the
safe-harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Reform Act. These
forward-looking statements are often characterized by the terms "may,"
"believes," "projects," "expects," or "anticipates," and do not reflect
historical facts. Specific forward-looking statements contained in this press
release include, but are not limited to, expected benefits of the acquisition,
such as the expansion of the Company's capabilities and the potential for
increased growth worldwide and continued leadership in its markets.
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Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that
may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Radyne ComStream and
its subsidiaries to be materially different from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect Radyne ComStream's
results and cause them to materially differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements contained herein include, without limitation, the
possibility that the Company will not be able to successfully assimilate Armer
Communication Engineering Services or that such acquisition will not expand the
Company's capabilities in the satellite industry or provide the other benefits
anticipated. Other factors that may affect forward-looking statements and the
Company's business generally include but are not limited to:

- -    Prospects of the international markets and global economy given that Radyne
     ComStream depends heavily on international sales.

- -    A downturn in the evolving telecommunications and Internet industries.

- -    Risk factors and cautionary statements made in Radyne ComStream's Annual
     Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 1999 and its
     Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2000.

- -    Other factors that Radyne ComStream is currently unable to identify or
     quantify, but may exist in the future.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement was made.
Radyne ComStream does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements.