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):      September 21, 2006
                                                      ____________________

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:                    Not applicable
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ITEM 5.02.  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTOR

     Thomas L. Ringer, 75, a director of the Registrant since August 1996,
retired from the Registrant's Board of Directors effective September 21, 2006.

       Following Mr. Ringer's retirement, and in accordance with Article VI of
the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation, the size of the Registrant's
Board of Directors was fixed at six directors by a Board resolution adopted on
September 22, 2006.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

   (d)  Exhibits

        99.1   Press release of the Registrant dated September 25, 2006
               announcing the retirement of Thomas L. Ringer from the
               Registrant's Board of Directors.




                              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.



    September 25, 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 ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR RETIREMENT

OXNARD, Calif., September 25, 2006--CalAmp Corp. (Nasdaq: CAMP), a leading
provider of wireless products and engineering services, announced that Thomas
L. Ringer, 75, has decided to retire from the Company's Board of Directors,
effective September 21, 2006.   Mr. Ringer had served as a director of the
Company since August 1996.

Rick Gold, Chairman of the Board, stated,  "On behalf of CalAmp's Board of
Directors, I want to extend our sincere appreciation to Tom for his exemplary
service to the Company over the past 10 years.  Tom helped guide CalAmp
through a period of substantial growth, and his experience and counsel have
been invaluable.  We wish him well in his retirement."

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.
CalAmp 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 CalAmp's website at www.calamp.com.