Exhibit 99.1


NEWS BULLETIN

    FROM:
 CalAmp Logo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

               CalAmp Completes Refinancing of Bank Debt

OXNARD, Calif., December 23, 2009 - CalAmp Corp. (Nasdaq: CAMP), a leading
provider of wireless products, services and solutions, announced today that
it has paid in full the $13.95 million outstanding balance of its credit
facility with Bank of Montreal and two other banks, which had a maturity date
of December 31, 2009.  The funds for this payoff were provided by a drawdown
of $7.77 million under a new revolving credit facility with Square 1 Bank of
Durham, North Carolina, supplemented by aggregate proceeds of $6.18 million
from the private placement of common stock and subordinated debt.

The Square 1 Bank credit facility has a two-year term and provides for
borrowings up to the lesser of $12 million or 85% of the Company's eligible
accounts receivable.  Outstanding borrowings bear interest at Square 1's
prime rate plus 2.0%, subject to a minimum effective interest rate of 6%.
The Company also raised junior capital from a group of investors comprised of
$4.25 million from the sale of approximately 1,932,000 shares of common stock
and $1.93 million in subordinated debt.  The subordinated notes bear interest
at 12% per annum and have a maturity date of December 22, 2012.  The Company
also issued a total of 192,500 common stock purchase warrants to the
subordinated note investors at an exercise price of $4.02 per share, which
represents a 20% premium to the average closing price of the Company's common
stock for the 20 consecutive trading days prior to the closing of the
refinancing.  The Company agreed to file a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to register the privately-issued shares
and the shares of common stock underlying the warrants.

Rick Gold, President and CEO of CalAmp commented, "This refinancing is an
important milestone for CalAmp.  It provides working capital for growth and
eliminates the uncertainty associated with the maturing bank credit
agreement.  We want to thank our past lenders for their patience and support
and now look forward to working with Square 1."

"We are very pleased to extend this credit facility to CalAmp," said Richard
Suhl, Senior Vice President of Square 1 Bank.  "We look forward to a long and
mutually beneficial relationship with the Company."

B. Riley & Co., LLC served as CalAmp's financial advisor in connection with
this refinancing.

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, and direct broadcast satellite markets.  The Company's
products are marketed under the CalAmp, Dataradio, SmartLink, Aercept,
LandCell and Omega trade names.  For more information, please visit
www.calamp.com.


AT THE COMPANY:                     AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
Rick Vitelle                        Lasse Glassen
Chief Financial Officer             General Information
(805) 987-9000                      (213) 486-6546
                                    lglassen@mww.com