8-K

                          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):       June 26, 2006
                                                 ____________________

Exact Name of Registrant as
  Specified in Its Charter:                  CalAmp Corp.
                                ___________________________________


          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
                                           _________________________

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including
 Area Code:                                    (805) 987-9000
                                             _________________________

Former Name or Former Address,
 if Changed Since Last Report:                    Not applicable
                                    _____________________________


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Item 1.01   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

    On June 26, 2006, Michael J. Burdiek joined the Registrant as Executive
Vice President of Datacom Strategy and Integration.  Mr. Burdiek will be
responsible for developing and implementing the Registrant's wireless data
communications strategy.

     Mr. Burdiek has an annual salary of $240,000, and was granted 65,000
nonqualified stock options vesting 25% annually over a four-year period.  Mr.
Burdiek will also be eligible to participate in an officer incentive
compensation program that provides for an incentive payment of up to 80% of
his base salary.


ITEM 5.02.     APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICER

     Effective June 26, 2006, the Company appointed Michael J. Burdiek joined
the Registrant as Executive Vice President of Datacom Strategy and
Integration.  See Item 1.01 above regarding the description of the material
terms of Mr. Burdiek's employment.

     Mr. Burdiek has over 20 years of experience in the wireless
communications industry.  Since early 2005 Mr. Burdiek has been the President
and CEO of Telenetics Corporation, a publicly held manufacturer of data
communications products.  From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Burdiek was an Operating
Partner with The Kasten Group, a Midwest-based private equity firm targeting
the acquisition of small to mid-sized technology firms. Prior to this, Mr.
Burdiek was with Comarco, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMRO), where he held positions of
increasing responsibility over his 17-year tenure from 1986 to 2003.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

   (d)  Exhibits

        99.1   Press release of the Registrant dated June 28, 2006
               announcing the appointment of Michael J. Burdiek as
               Executive Vice President of Datacom Strategy and
               Integration.




                              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.



     June 30, 2006                By:   /s/ Richard K. Vitelle
    _________________                  _________________________
          Date                          Richard K. Vitelle,
                                        Vice President-Finance
                                        (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-99

                                                               Exhibit 99-1
                   (on CalAmp Corp. letterhead)

For Further Information:

AT THE COMPANY:              AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
Rick Vitelle                 Lasse Glassen
Chief Financial Officer      General Information
(805) 987-9000               (310) 854-8313
                             lglassen@financialrelationsboard.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    CAL AMP APPOINTS MICHAEL J. BURDIEK AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
           OF WIRELESS DATACOM STRATEGY AND INTEGRATION

OXNARD, Calif., June 28, 2006 - CalAmp Corp. (Nasdaq: CAMP), a leading
provider of wireless solutions, today announced the appointment of Michael J.
Burdiek, 47, to the position of Executive Vice President of Wireless Datacom
Strategy and Integration.  Mr. Burdiek will report directly to CalAmp's
President and Chief Executive Officer, Fred Sturm.

Mr. Burdiek will be responsible for developing and implementing the Company's
wireless data communications strategy as it pursues new opportunities in
private wireless networks and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions for public
safety, fleet management, asset tracking and remote monitoring of critical
infrastructure and process controls.  Additionally, Mr. Burdiek will oversee
the integration of the recent acquisitions of Dataradio and TechnoCom's Mobile
Resource Management product line into CalAmp's existing operations.

"I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Burdiek as Executive
Vice President of Wireless Datacom Strategy and Integration," stated Mr.
Sturm.  "In this role, Michael will be a key member of CalAmp's senior
management team and have strategic and integration responsibility for a large
and growing portion of CalAmp's business.  Michael is a seasoned executive
with a strong track record in wireless technologies, and has extensive
experience in management, engineering, operations, business development, and
sales and marketing.  Michael has the requisite background and leadership
abilities to succeed in this newly created executive position, and I believe
that he will be instrumental in helping CalAmp achieve its goals as we seek to
aggressively expand our presence in the growing wireless datacom marketplace."

Mr. Burdiek has over 20 years of experience in the wireless communications
industry.  Since early 2005 Mr. Burdiek has been the President and CEO of
Telenetics Corporation, a publicly held manufacturer of data communications
products.  From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Burdiek was an Operating Partner with The
Kasten Group, a Midwest-based private equity firm targeting the acquisition of
small to mid-sized technology firms. Prior to this, Mr. Burdiek was with
Comarco, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMRO), where he held positions of increasing
responsibility over his 17-year tenure from 1986 to 2003. In his last position
at Comarco, Mr. Burdiek was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the
Wireless Test Systems business unit.  Mr. Burdiek began his career as a design
engineer with Hughes Aircraft Company.  He holds MBA and MSEE degrees from
California State University-Fullerton, and a BS degree in Electrical
Engineering from Kansas State University.

About CalAmp Corp.
CalAmp is a leading provider of wireless equipment, engineering services and
software that enable anytime/anywhere access to critical information, data and
entertainment content. With comprehensive capabilities ranging from product
design and development through volume production, CalAmp delivers cost-
effective high quality solutions to a broad array of customers and end
markets.  CalAmp is the leading supplier of Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS)
outdoor customer premise equipment to the U.S. satellite television market.
The Company also provides wireless connectivity solutions for the telemetry
and asset tracking markets, private wireless networks, public safety
communications, and critical infrastructure and process control applications.
For additional information, please visit the Company's website at
www.calamp.com.

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