Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $1.0 Million Order for Frequency Converters...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Receives $1.0 Million Order for Frequency
Converters to Support the U.S. Military

MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary,
Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.0 million order for satellite
communications equipment from a government contractor. The equipment will be
used by the United States government to support military communications.

The order specified a variety of Comtech EF Data's frequency converters,
including the UT-4514 Ku-Band Up Converter, the DT-4513 Ku-Band Down Converter
and the LBC-4000 L-Band Up/Down Converter System. Comtech EF Data's lineup of
indoor converters provides frequency conversion between the traditional IF
frequencies of 70/140 MHz and L-Band, as well as translation from these IF
frequencies and C-, X-, Ku- and Hotbird RF Bands. Based on rack mountable
chassis, the products feature low phase noise, high gain, gain compensation,
redundancy and the patented daisy chain switching.

"With more than 20 years experience in RF products, Comtech EF Data has a proven
track record of supporting mission critical communications with reliable,
high-performance solutions," said Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

Comtech EF Data Corp. manufactures a broad spectrum of satellite communications
products, including Satellite Modems, Bandwidth & Capacity Management, TCP/IP
Performance Enhancement Proxies, Encapsulators, Receivers, Converters,
Amplifiers, Transceivers and Terminals. All products meet or exceed the
standards published by worldwide and regional satellite networks. Please visit
www.comtechefdata.com for more information.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets
innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions.
The Company believes many of its solutions play a vital role in providing or
enhancing communication capabilities when terrestrial communications
infrastructure is unavailable, inefficient or too expensive. The Company
conducts business through three complementary segments: telecommunications
transmission, mobile data communications and RF microwave amplifiers. The
Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and
government communications markets. The Company believes it is a market leader in
the market segments that it serves.

Certain information in this press release contains statements that are
forward-looking in nature and involve certain significant risks and
uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking
information. The Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings identify
many such risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking information in this press
release is qualified in its entirety by the risks and uncertainties described in
such Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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