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
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Exact Name of Registrant as
  Specified in Its Charter:                  CalAmp Corp.
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          DELAWARE                       0-12182           95-3647070
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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 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)