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

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 23, 2005

                               RADYNE CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                    0-11685                  11-2569467
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 (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)          Identification No.)

        3138 E. Elwood Street, Phoenix AZ                          85034
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

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


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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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     ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
                DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

     On August 23, 2005, Radyne Corporation's Board of Directors elected Dr.
James Spilker, Jr. to join as a new member. Dr. Spilker was a co-founder and
currently serves on the Board of Directors of Rosum Corporation, which designs
and markets a location tracking solution. He is also on the Strategic Advisory
Board for Boeing Connexion Internet access, and is a member of the Board of
Advisors of the USC Communications Sciences Institute, the National Academy of
Engineering and is a Life Fellow of IEEE. He is the author of Digital
Communications by Satellite and a coauthor of Global Positioning System; Theory
and Application and Evolution of Modern Communications Security. Dr. Spilker's
election will expand the Board to six members. Mr. Spilker will serve on the
Company's Compensation Committee.

     ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
            (c) Exhibits
                99.1 Press release dated August 24, 2005.



                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                                         RADYNE CORPORATION

                                                         /s/ Malcolm C. Persen
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                                                         Malcolm C. Persen
                                                         Vice President and
                                                         Chief Financial Officer

Date August 24, 2005



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER      DESCRIPTION
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*99.1       Press release dated as of August 24, 2005

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*Filed herewith.

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                  RADYNE ELECTS DR. JAMES SPILKER, JR. TO BOARD

    PHOENIX, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radyne Corporation
(Nasdaq: RADN) announced that on August 23, 2005 its Board of Directors
elected Dr. James Spilker, Jr. to join as a new member.  Dr. Spilker's
election will expand the Board to six members.

    "We are delighted to obtain the industry knowledge and insight of Jim
Spilker," said C. J. Waylan, Chairman of Radyne's Board.  "His experience in
emerging technologies as well as bringing new products to market will be
valuable as Radyne continues to grow.  We welcome him to our company"

    Dr. Spilker was a co-founder and currently serves on the Board of
Directors of Rosum Corporation, which designs and markets a location tracking
solution.  He is also on the Strategic Advisory Board for Boeing Connexion
Internet access.

    Between 1973 and 1999, Jim was founder, Chairman, and CEO of Stanford
Telecommunications, Inc., which he grew to approximately 1300 employees. Jim
served on the advisory boards for several Internet access and ASIC related
companies, as well as the Board of Advisors for the Stanford School of
Engineering, the Board of Advisors for the USC School of Engineering, the US
Congressional Advisory Board for the International Space Station, and the US Air
Force GPS Independent Review Team. He was chairman of the Technical Activities
Board for the IEEE Communications Sciences Institute, and a consulting professor
at Stanford University. He originated various forms of the Delay Lock Loops used
in almost all cellular CDMA and GPS receivers. He was also the co-architect of
the original GPS system, and the next generation GPS L5 codes.

    Dr. Spilker is a member of the Board of Advisors of the USC Communications
Sciences Institute, the National Academy of Engineering and is a Life Fellow of
IEEE. He is the author of Digital Communications by Satellite and a coauthor of
Global Positioning System; Theory and Application and Evolution of Modern
Communications Security.

    He completed a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in
1955 followed by an M.S. Electrical Engineering, in 1956 and a Ph.D. in 1958.
Both graduate degrees were received from Stanford University.  In addition,
Jim attended the UCLA Graduate School of Management, Senior Management Program
in 1985.

    About Radyne Corporation
    Radyne Corporation designs, manufactures, sells, integrates and installs
products, systems and software used for the transmission and reception of data
and video over satellite, microwave and cable communication networks. The
Company, through its Tiernan subsidiary, is a supplier of HDTV and SDTV encoding
and transmission equipment. The Xicom Technology subsidiary is a producer of
high power amplifiers for communications applications. Radyne is headquartered
in Phoenix, Arizona, has manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona and San
Diego, and Santa Clara, California and sales offices in Singapore, Beijing,
Jakarta and the United Kingdom. The Company also has sales and/or service
centers in Sao Paulo, Bangalore, Shanghai and Moscow. For more information,
visit our web site at www.radn.com. Additional information on Xicom is available
at www.xicomtech.com .



    Safe Harbor Paragraph for Forward-Looking Statements
    This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward-
looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act") and Radyne 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. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of
Radyne Corporation and its subsidiaries to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could
affect Radyne Corporation's results and cause them to materially differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements contained herein include,
without limitation our belief that Radyne Corporation will continue to grow or
that new Board members will be of assistance in increasing Radyne sales and
profitability.

    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 Corporation depends heavily on international sales.
     * A downturn in the evolving telecommunications and Internet industries.
     * Risk factors and cautionary statements made in Radyne Corporation's
       Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2004 and in
       its' Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2005.
     * The effect that acts of international terrorism may have on Radyne
       Corporation's ability to ship products abroad.
     * Other factors that Radyne Corporation 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 Corporation does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation
to update any forward-looking statements.

    Contact: Malcolm Persen, Chief Financial Officer, 602.437.9620

SOURCE  Radyne Corporation
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    /CONTACT:  Malcolm Persen, Chief Financial Officer of Radyne Corporation,
 +1-602-437-9620/
    /Web site:  http://www.xicomtech.com /
    /Web site:  http://www.radn.com /