8-K

                                    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):       April 5, 2010
                                                      ____________________

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 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
            Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
            Arrangements of Certain Officers

     Effective April 5, 2010, Michael J. Burdiek, was appointed President and
Chief Operating Officer.  Concurrent with this appointment, Richard Gold,
previously the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, relinquished
the title of President but retained the Chief Executive Officer title and
will continue to serve as the Company's Principal Executive Officer.

     Mr. Burdiek, 50, has served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer
since June 2008 and prior to that served as President of the Company's
Wireless DataCom Division.  Prior to joining the Company in June 2006, Mr.
Burdiek was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Telenetics
Corporation, a publicly held manufacturer of data communications products.
From 2004 to 2005, he worked as an investment partner and advisor to the
Kasten Group in the private equity sector.  From 1987 to 2003, Mr. Burdiek
held a variety of technical and general management positions with Comarco,
Inc., a publicly held company, most recently as Senior Vice President and
General Manager of Comarco's Wireless Test Systems unit.  Mr. Burdiek began
his career as a design engineer with Hughes Aircraft Company.

     In conjunction with Mr. Burdiek's promotion to President and Chief
Operating Officer, his annual base salary was increased from $280,000 to
$320,000.



ITEM 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits


     99.1   Press Release of CalAmp Corp. dated April 6, 2010.



                              SIGNATURE

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


                                       CALAMP CORP.


      April 7, 2010              By:   /s/ Richard K. Vitelle
    _________________                  _________________________
          Date                          Richard K. Vitelle,
                                        Vice President-Finance
                                        (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-99

                                                               Exhibit 99-1
NEWS BULLETIN
    FROM:

    CalAmp (company logo)


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                 CalAmp Announces Promotion of Michael Burdiek
                    to President and Chief Operating Officer



OXNARD, Calif. April 6, 2010-- CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading
provider of wireless products, services and solutions, today announced the
promotion of Michael J. Burdiek to President and Chief Operating Officer. He
will continue to report to Rick Gold, CalAmp's Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Burdiek was appointed CalAmp's Chief Operating Officer in June 2008 and
has been responsible for all operating activities of the Company's Satellite
and Wireless DataCom segments.  Prior to this, Mr. Burdiek served as
President of CalAmp's Wireless DataCom Division.  He joined CalAmp in June
2006.

"Michael has assumed increasing levels of responsibility in recent years,
and this promotion reflects his current leadership role within CalAmp," said
Mr. Gold. "I look forward to continuing to work with him to capitalize on
the many exciting opportunities we see."


About CalAmp Corp.
CalAmp provides wireless communications solutions that enable anytime/
anywhere access to critical data and content. The Company serves customers
in the public safety, industrial monitoring and controls, mobile resource
management, public utilities and direct broadcast satellite markets.  For
additional information, please visit www.calamp.com.



AT THE COMPANY:                       AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
Garo Sarkissian                       Lasse Glassen
VP Corporate Development              General Information
(805) 987-9000                        (213) 486-6546
                                      lglassen@mww.com