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):      September 29, 2004
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Exact Name of Registrant as
  Specified in Its Charter:                    CalAmp Corp.
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          DELAWARE                        0-12182              95-3647070
 _____________________________          ____________         _____________
State or Other Jurisdiction of          Commission          I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization          File Number        Identification No.



Address of Principal Executive Offices:     1401 N. Rice Avenue
                                            Oxnard, CA 93030
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Registrant's Telephone Number, Including
 Area Code:                                    (805) 987-9000
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Former Name or Former Address,
 if Changed Since Last Report:               California Amplifier, Inc.
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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

As previously reported, on April 21, 2004, the Registrant was served with a
complaint alleging certain violations of the California labor code.  Among
other charges, the class action complaint alleged that from October 2000 to
April 2004 certain hourly employees did not take their lunch break within
the time period prescribed by state law.   The Registrant established what
management believed to be an appropriate reserve in the quarter ended
February 28, 2004.

The Registrant entered into a settlement and release agreement effective
September 29, 2004 with the class action plaintiffs, which is subject to
court approval.  Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Registrant agreed
to pay an aggregate sum of $650,000, which is within the previously
established reserve amount.



                              SIGNATURE

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


                                   CalAmp Corp.


     October 8, 2004	           By:   /s/ Richard K. Vitelle
    _________________                  _________________________
          Date                          Richard K. Vitelle,
                                        Vice President-Finance
                                        (Principal Financial Officer)