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):        January 16, 2008
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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 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure

      On January 16, 2008, CalAmp Corp. issued a press release announcing
that a key Direct Broadcast Satellite customer has requalified two of
CalAmp's products.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (c)  Exhibits

         99.1   Press Release issued on January 16, 2008




                              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.



    January 16, 2008                   By: /s/ Richard K. Vitelle
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          Date                          Richard K. Vitelle,
                                        Vice President-Finance
                                        (Principal Financial Officer)