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Learning Electronic Warfare fr(...) 08/30/25(Sat)05:33:06 No.64190928

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Learning Electronic Warfare from a CS background – where to start? Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)05:33:06 No.64190928 Archived

I’m coming from a CS/infosec background with some fundamentals in DSP and comms theory. Looking to learn Electronic Warfare.

Any recommended textbooks, certs, or other resources worth starting with?

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)05:42:21 No.64190945

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)05:42:21 No.64190945

>>64190928
This gives you some basics about antennas and radios, I keep going back to it. It's very well made.
https://www.radartutorial.eu/index.en.html

Radio technology is a wide field, and unless you want to go into the nitty gritty of RF technology (where formal university level education would be recommended), I recommend working your way from the application to the technology.
I found WWII operator trainings give you a good starting point. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQKMwTATmGc
Why do I recommend those? Because most of the basics have been developed back then, and nowadays it's mostly the same thing - just faster and with more Signal to Noise ratio.

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)05:48:08 No.64190954

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)05:48:08 No.64190954

>>64190945
Thanks, anon

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)06:28:18 No.64191029

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)06:28:18 No.64191029

>>64190928
>>64190945
To add on to anon's post:

Radar basics:
>Introduction to Radar Systems – Lectures (25 vids)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw5IaS6-Fzw&list=PLUJAYadtuizA8RC2Qk8LfmiWA56HZsk9y
Lecture materials:
https://www.ll.mit.edu/outreach/online-course-radar-introduction-radar-systems

Papers and handbooks:
>ELECTRONIC WARFARE FUNDAMENTALS
https://falcon.blu3wolf.com/Docs/Electronic-Warfare-Fundamentals.pdf
>Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems Engineering Handbook
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA617071.pdf

Paper on how to shift Doppler and range of an object:
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA615308.pdf

Vids on EW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyFqaaqqph0&t=9s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCUilJz5HBM&t=3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajEEPK0LYeY&t=10s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMfdKD6PBtQ&t=10s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0DJnecWJ6I&t=2s

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)07:09:00 No.64191094

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)07:09:00 No.64191094

Some titles (not all are good)
>Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems Engineering Handbook
>Modern Communications Jamming Principles and Techniques
>Radar Energy Warfare and the Challenges of Stealth Technology
>INTRODUCTION TO AIRBORNE RADAR
Most of the stuff you find online is hilariously obsolete WW2 and korean war era stuff, but is a good intro. Textbooks are a lot better but obviously don't have full details. Once you think you know enough then just look up Defence brochures selling jammers and look at their specs, and compare that to the shit you see online.

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)08:42:14 No.64191344

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)08:42:14 No.64191344

bump

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)10:35:23 No.64191687

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)10:35:23 No.64191687

>>64191344
>CS background
you turn the thing on and follow the instruction manual. sometimes you will receive modified instructions or a new thing that does the thing.
>I want more!
get a real degree (EE). you lack any understanding of the basics.

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)11:20:38 No.64191877

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)11:20:38 No.64191877

>>64191094
>INTRODUCTION TO AIRBORNE RADAR
Seconded. Stimson is what we tell signal processing new hires to read. Third edition.

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)11:31:43 No.64191921

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)11:31:43 No.64191921

>get a decree
>apply at lockeed
>work on ECM

Anonymous
08/30/25(Sat)12:34:30 No.64192146

Anonymous 08/30/25(Sat)12:34:30 No.64192146

Passive and Active radar https://media.ccc.de/v/why2025-41-passive-and-active-radar-using-software-defined-radio#t=2860