POWER OF ATTORNEY





       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints each of Richard Gold and Richard Vitelle, and either of them

signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



 (1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer or director of CalAmp Corp. (the "Company"), Forms

3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



 (2)    perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which

may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4,

or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely

file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



 (3)    take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit

to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it

being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on

behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in

such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-

fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full

power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing

whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of

any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and

purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with

full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming

all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or

substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power

of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned

acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such

capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the

Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with

Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until

the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect

to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by

the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be executed as of this 4th day of June, 2008.





                                   /s/ Frank Perna Jr.

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