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