Web Resources

Radar and Electronic Warfare

This is actually a hard topic to find good information on, even now. The two major societies covering this technical area are the:

IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society

Association of Old Crows

If you're looking for on-line courses on the subject, two places to start are:

MIT Lincoln Labs - Introduction to Radar Systems

Radar Systems Engineering

For many areas of interest though, the two major companies working in the area of test and measurement for radar and EW provide some excellent resources:

Keysight - Radar and EW Test

Rhode & Schwarz - Applications for Radar/EW Test

As for books, there's a almost an excess of them out on radar, but the EW selection is much more limited in quantity and quality. The best book I've found on the subject is ELINT: The Interception and Analysis of Radar Signals by Richard G. Wiley (be warned, it's excellent but needs some editing). Another solid resource is Applied ECM: Vol 1, but it's hasn't been in print for decades.

Instrumentation and Measurements

Below is a list of useful sources of information on measurements. Specifically, for anyone interested in the challenge of measuring RCS, the old HP App. note on the subject is excellent.

Agilent - 10 Hints for Making Better Network Analyzer Measurements

Agilent - Radar Measurements

App Note 150 - Spectrum Analyzer Basics

Using the HP 8510 Network Analyzer to make Radar Cross-section Measurements

Along with the above application notes, a much more thorough resource is the Handbook of Microwave Component Measurements with Advanced Techniques by Joel Dunsmore.

Electronic Design and Analysis Software

While I spend a lot of my time with HFSS, ADS, and SystemVue, and when teaching someone new, I've found the following references useful:

ADS Circuit Design Cookbook 2.0

EM Co-simulation with Layout Components Overview (a good document on the same subject can be found here.)

An Introduction to HFSS: Fundamental Principles, Concepts and Use

HFSS User's Guide

System Fundamentals - Lab 1

RF Integrated Circuits and MMICs

This is a bit of a black art, as the theory is well covered, but the design of practical chips for production is a whole different matter. This is an area where experience is required, and if you'd like to get started building that experience, here's some useful information:

MMIC Design Seminar Materials from Keysight, covers a wide variety of topics in MMIC design using ADS.

How to Optimize the Performance of Your RF Layout is an excellent video, that covers how to use momentum in ADS for layout optimization.

MMIC Planar Spiral Balun Design using Agilent ADS by Plextek is a good overview of what goes into designing a MMIC balun, and then applying that design to a double balanced diode mixer.

Field Programable Gate Arrays

An increasing important topic in the radar and EW world, especially regarding AESAs and digital signal processing. Here's a list of useful links for beginners:

PyroEDU - Course 5: FPGA and CPLD

Companion Website of FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples: Xilinx Spartan-3

Basys 2 Spartan-3E FGA Board

Xilinx Kintex-7 FPGA Development Kit with High Speed Analog