Ew 101: A First Course in Electronic Warfare (Artech House Radar Library) (Hardcover)

by David Adamy (Author) "This chapter covers the basic math that underlies the EW concepts covered in the other chapters..." (more)
Key Phrases: inverse gain jamming, antijam advantage, chaff burst, First Course, Receiver Figure, Time Figure (more...)

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Product Description
This popular series of tutorials, featured over a period of years in the Journal of Electronic Defense, is now available in a single volume. Organized into chapters with new introductory and supplementary material from the author, you get clear, concise and well-illustrated examinations of critical topics such as antenna parameters, receiver sensitivity, processing tasks, and search strategies, LPI signals, jamming, communication links, and simulation. The chapters define key terms and explain how and why particular technologies are relevant to electronic defense. Detailed charts, diagrams and formulas give you the practical knowledge you need to apply specific techniques in the field.

About the Author
David L. Adamy is president of Adamy Engineering and previously worked as senior systems engineer/program manager for ESL/TRW in Sunnyvale, California. He received his M.S.EE. in Communication Theory from the University of Santa Clara, and his B.S.EE. from Arizona State University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Artech House Publishers; 1 edition (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580531695
• ISBN-13: 978-1580531696
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #67,709 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and very useful!, April 16, 2001

By A Customer

This book is an excellent reference for those profesionals or specialists who are involved in the Electronic Warfare (EW) world. It's also useful for those who want to learn more about this interesting, complex and important subject. As it can be demonstrated thru the history of the EW, it has played an important role in the military actions related with the use of the electromagnetic spectrum (communications, radar, Infrared, laser and more). I strongly recommend it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars for readers outside EW field, April 21, 2006

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

EW101 is a compilation of articles published in the Journal of Electronic Defence, over several years. The level of treatment is semiquantitative. The basic methods in areas like jamming, decoys and simulations are expounded. Readers with an undergraduate background in engineering or science should be able to follow the text. People already in the Electronic Warfare field will find the discussion pretty elementary. But Adamy is writing for those outside the field.

The merit of this book is that it gives you familiarity with the key topics and ideas in EW. Enough to qualitatively follow a technical discussion. Or even perhaps, as the author suggests, for managers of EW engineers, who need to brush up on what their chaps are doing.

Adamy also usefully supplies references to more detailed texts and journals. There is a surprising amount of material out there that is declassified.

5.0 out of 5 stars Adamy's book is the cornerstone of EW training in the AF, November 16, 2008

By	J. Page "tdrss" (Southwest USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Working with AF engineers, I have noticed this on more bookshelves than I could count. I had to know what was so great about this book - its utility is in the clarity of instruction. Equations about link budgets, descriptions about EW, and the diagrams showing uses make this book worth the cost. If your book budget allows, EW 102 is a great addition as well.