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RF INDUSTRIES, LTD.
For Immediate Release

RF Connectors/Aviel/Worswick/Neulink/Bioconnec/RadioMobile

Investor Contact:
Company Contact:
 Neil Berkman Associates
 Howard Hill, President
 (310) 826 - 5051
 (858) 549-6340
 info@berkmanassociates.com
 rfi@rfindustries.com

 RF Industries Sales Jump 21% to First Quarter Record $3.8 Million

Net Income is $0.05 vs $0.01 Per Diluted Share; Declares $0.03 per share Dividend
 
SAN DIEGO, CA, March 17, 2008 . . . RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. (NASDAQ:RFIL) today announced that sales for the quarter ended January 31, 2008 increased 21% to a first quarter record $3,827,000, compared to $3,152,000 in the same quarter last year. Net income was $182,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to $33,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, in the first quarter last year.
 
RFI's Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per common share, payable on April 16, 2008 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2008.

First Quarter Review
 
"Record first quarter sales, typically our seasonally weakest period, reflect a 16% sales gain at the RF Connector and Cable Assembly division and a 138% sales gain for the Neulink division. The combined improvement in gross margin from these two businesses helped increase RFI's first quarter gross margin to 49% of sales, compared to 40% of sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. RF Connector is benefiting from increasing demand for connectors used in wireless infrastructure build-outs while Neulink is gaining market share for its industry leading NL6000 and NL5000 wireless transceivers. These strong sales gains have continued into the current fiscal quarter," said Howard Hill, RFI's president and CEO.
 
Expenses to support RadioMobile software development, combined with $80,000 of design and engineering for the next generation of Neulink and RadioMobile wireless transceivers, raised total engineering expenses to $272,000, or 7% of sales, compared to $117,000, or 4% of sales, in the first quarter last year.
 
As of January 31, 2008, RFI reported cash and cash equivalents of $3,845,000 and investments in available-for-sale securities of $4,332,000 for a total of $8,177,000 in liquid and short-term near-liquid resources, working capital of $14,595,000 a 12 to 1 current ratio, no long-term debt and stockholders' equity of $15,008,000, or $4.56 per share.

Product Development
 
Neulink and RadioMobile are developing, and currently expect to introduce later this year the NL900S, a 900Mhz wireless broadband transceiver for point-to-point and mobile applications. The NL900S's powerful forward error correction software is being designed to enable throughput exceeding 500Kbit, making this device capable of supporting wireless VoIP, data and streaming video transmission over ranges exceeding 5 miles. Operating in the unlicensed 900Mhz frequency range, this product will enable wireless Ethernet and Internet access without additional FCC regulatory requirements.

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7610 Miramar Road, San Diego, CA 92126-4202 ● (858) 549-6340 ● (800) 233-1728 ● FAX (858) 549-6345
E-mail: rfi@rfindustries.com● Internet: www.rfindustries.com


 
RF Industries First Quarter Sales Increase 21% to First Quarter Record $3.8 Million
March 17, 2008
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RadioMobile will use this next-generation wireless platform for a wide variety of conventional data networking applications, to support legacy customers and to provide new customers with state-of-the-art capabilities. Combining this radio with a CPU and a new touch-screen data terminal, RadioMobile plans to introduce later this year a low cost, compact, rugged, wireless package for mobile data transmission and public safety markets.
 
Software products also under development include a graphic user interface (GUI) mirroring existing equipment in place at a large potential mobile data customer and a software TCP/IP interface enabling direct wireless communications with Ethernet routers, switches and Internet applications.

About RF Industries
 
The RF Connectors and Cable Assembly division designs and distributes radio frequency (RF) coaxial connectors and cable assemblies used for Wi-Fi, PCS, radio, test instruments, computer networks and antenna devices. Aviel Electronics provides custom microwave and RF Connector solutions to aerospace, OEM and Government agencies. Worswick provides coaxial connectors and cable assemblies primarily to retail and local multi-media and communications systems customers. Neulink designs and markets wireless digital data transmission products for industrial monitoring, wide area networks, GPS tracking and locations systems. RadioMobile is an OEM provider of End-to-End mobile wireless network solutions for public safety, emergency medical, Transportation and industrial customers. RFI's Bioconnect operation designs, manufactures and distributes specialized electrical cabling and interconnect products to the medical monitoring market.

Safe Harbor Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
 
The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements with respect to future events, the occurrence of which involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, a decrease in the demand for the Company's products as a result of changes in the telecommunications or wireless products markets, increased competition, the effects of recently completed or future acquisitions of other businesses, and other uncertainties detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to the Company on the date they are published and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward- looking statements to reflect events or new information after the date of this release.
 
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RF INDUSTRIES, LTD.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share and share amounts)(unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
January 31,
 
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
3,827
 
$
3,152
 
Cost of sales
   
1,956
   
1,890
 
 
         
Gross profit
   
1,871
   
1,262
 
 
         
Operating expenses:
         
Engineering
   
272
   
117
 
Selling and general
   
1,332
   
1,124
 
 
         
Total operating expenses
   
1,604
   
1,241
 
 
         
Operating income
   
267
   
21
 
 
         
Other income - interest
   
70
   
109
 
 
         
Income before provision for income taxes
   
337
   
130
 
 
         
Provision for income taxes
   
155
   
97
 
 
         
Net income
 
$
182
 
$
33
 
 
         
Earnings per share
         
Basic
 
$
0.06
 
$
0.01
 
Diluted
 
$
0.05
 
$
0.01
 
 
         
Weighted average shares outstanding
         
Basic
   
3,291,503
   
3,256,758
 
Diluted
   
3,723,300
   
3,817,132
 
 


RF INDUSTRIES, LTD.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

   
Jan. 31,
 
Oct. 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
 ASSETS
         
 
         
CURRENT ASSETS:
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
3,845
 
$
3,400
 
Investments in available-for-sale securities
   
4,332
   
4,532
 
Trade accounts receivable, net
   
1,694
   
1,900
 
Inventories
   
5,447
   
4,955
 
Other current assets
   
372
   
242
 
Deferred tax assets
   
240
   
322
 
 
         
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
   
15,930
   
15,351
 
 
         
Property and equipment, net
   
204
   
256
 
Goodwill
   
308
   
308
 
Amortizable intangible asset, net
   
98
   
115
 
Note receivable from stockholder
   
67
   
67
 
Other assets
   
31
   
31
 
 
         
TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
16,638
 
$
16,128
 
 
         
 
         
 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
         
 
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
         
Accounts payable
 
$
284
 
$
205
 
Accrued expenses
   
1,008
   
697
 
Income taxes payable
   
43
   
168
 
 
         
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
   
1,335
   
1,070
 
 
         
Deferred tax liabilities
   
37
   
70
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
258
   
47
 
 
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
1,630
   
1,187
 
 
         
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
         
Common stock - authorized 10,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value; 3,291,999 and 3,285,969 shares issued and outstanding
   
33
   
33
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
5,870
   
5,700
 
Retained earnings
   
9,105
   
9,208
 
 
         
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   
15,008
   
14,941
 
 
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
$
16,638
 
$
16,128