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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                     FORM 15

         Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section
12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File
Reports Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                                                  Commission File Number 0-15277
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                        VERTEX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                           2600 North Longview Street
                            Kilgore, Texas 75662-6842
                                 (903) 984-0555
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               (Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
        including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Office)

                          Common Stock, Par Value $0.10
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            (Title of Each Class of Securities Covered by this Form)

                                      None
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           (Titles of All Other Classes of Securities for which a Duty
              to File Reports Under Section 13(a) or 15(d) Remains)


         Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

      Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)       [X]             Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)      [ ]
      Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)      [ ]             Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)       [ ]
      Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)       [ ]             Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)      [ ]
      Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)      [ ]             Rule 15d-6                [ ]
      Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)       [ ]

 Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
                                    One (1)
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         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
VERTEX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION has caused this certification/notice to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

                                         VERTEX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION


DATE: February 10, 2000                  By:      /s/ J. REX VARDEMAN
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                                                  J. Rex Vardeman, President and
                                                  Chief Executive Officer

Instruction: This form is required by Rules 12g-4, 12h-3 and 15d-6 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
registrant shall file with the Commission three copies of Form 15, one of which
shall be manually signed. It may be signed by an officer of the registrant, by
counsel or by any other duly authorized person. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed under the signature.