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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): February 29, 2000

                             ANAREN MICROWAVE, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   New York                         0-6620                        16-0928561
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(State or Other            (Commission File Number)            (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of                                              Identification No.)
Incorporation)

6635 Kirkville Road, East Syracuse, New York                        13057
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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip code)

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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

      On February 29, 2000, Anaren Microwave,  Inc. (the "Company") acquired all
of the issued and outstanding  capital stock of RF Power  Components,  Inc. ("RF
Power") from its  shareholders,  Messrs.  Thomas J.  Passaro,  Jr. and Thomas J.
Dowling.  RF Power,  based in Long Island, New York,  designs,  manufactures and
sells power  resistors,  terminations  and  attenuators  used  primarily  in the
wireless communications market.  Consideration paid by the Company for the stock
of RF Power was  comprised of $7.5  million in cash and 23,517  shares of common
stock of the  Company.  The  amount of  consideration  paid by the  Company  was
determined through negotiations among the parties, based primarily on RF Power's
assets,  revenues and growth rate. The Company used its cash at hand to fund the
cash component of the consideration.

      The press  release,  dated March 2, 2000, of the Company  concerning  this
transaction is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits.

         Exhibit No.                            Description
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            99.1              Press Release, dated March 2, 2000, of the Company

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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        ANAREN MICROWAVE, INC.

                                        By: /s/ David M. Ferrara
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                                            Name: David M. Ferrara
                                            Title: General Counsel and Secretary


                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

Anaren Acquires RF Power Components, Inc. And Announces 3 for 2 Stock Split

      SYRACUSE,  N.Y.,  March 2  /PRNewswire/  -- Anaren  Microwave,  Inc. today
announced  that it has acquired all the  outstanding  capital  stock of RF Power
Components, Inc., a privately held Long Island, New York based Company. RF Power
is a leading  manufacturer  of coaxial and surface mount RF power  resistors and
attenuators  used  primarily  in  the  wireless   communications  market.  "This
acquisition  strengthens  and expands  Anaren's  microwave  power  product  line
enabling the Company to more broadly  serve our  Wireless OEM  customers,"  said
Lawrence A. Sala,  Anaren  President and CEO. This acquisition will be accounted
for as a purchase transaction.

      Anaren also  announced  today that the  Company's  Board of Directors  has
authorized  a  three-for-two  stock  split,  to be  effected in the form of a 50
percent  stock  dividend  payable  to  shareholders  of record on May 12,  2000.
Certificates  representing the additional shares resulting from the dividend are
expected to be mailed on or June 9, 2000.

      Statements  contained  in this  news  release  which  are  not  historical
information  are  "forward-looking  statements"  pursuant  to  the  safe  harbor
provisions  of the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995.  These
statements  involve risks and uncertainties that are described in more detail in
Anaren's annual report and in Anaren's Form 10-K and 10-Q reports,  and exhibits
to those  reports  filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission.  Anaren
designs,   develops,   manufactures  and  sells  highly   integrated   microwave
components, assemblies and subsystems for the wireless communications, satellite
communications and defense electronics markets.



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