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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1- CEO CERTIFICATION
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                                                                Exhibit 99.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                               18 U.S.C. 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly  Report of RF Industries,  Ltd. (the "Company")
on Form  10-QSB  for the  period  ended  January  31,  2003,  as filed  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the  "Report"),  I, Howard F. Hill,  Chief
Executive  Officer of the  Company,  certify,  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  1350,  as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Howard F. Hill
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Howard F. Hill
Chief Executive Officer
March 17, 2003






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