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) August 14, 2000



                          Acrodyne Communications, Inc.
                          -----------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


             Delaware                  000-24886               11-3067564
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(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)                    File Number)          Identification No.)



10706 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, Maryland                      21030
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215) 542-7000.

              516 Township Line Road, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422
              -----------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Acrodyne  Communications,  Inc.,  incorporates  herein by reference the
information contained in the press release filed as  Exhibit  99 to this Current
Report.

ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS.

                                                                   Sequentially
         Exhibit No.                                               Numbered Page
         -----------                                               -------------
         99       Press Release by Acrodyne Communications, Inc.,        3
                           dated August 14, 2000


                                    SIGNATURE

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

                               ACRODYNE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.



                               By: /s/ Nat Ostroff
                                   --------------------------------
                                   Nat Ostroff
                                   Chief Executive Officer

Dated:  August 15, 2000

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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) August 14, 2000

                          Acrodyne Communications, Inc.
                          -----------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

             Delaware                  000-24886               11-3067564
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
  of Incorporation)                    File Number)          Identification No.)

10706 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, Maryland                      21030
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215) 542-7000.

              516 Township Line Road, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422
              -----------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Acrodyne  Communications,  Inc.,  incorporates  herein by reference the
information contained in the press release filed as  Exhibit  99 to this Current
Report.

ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS.

                                                                   Sequentially
         Exhibit No.                                               Numbered Page
         -----------                                               -------------
         99       Press Release by Acrodyne Communications, Inc.,        3
                           dated August 14, 2000

                                    SIGNATURE

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

                               ACRODYNE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                               By: /s/ Nat Ostroff
                                   --------------------------------
                                   Nat Ostroff
                                   Chief Executive Officer

Dated:  August 15, 2000

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