- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Empire Capital Management, L.L.C.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENDWAVE CORP [ ENWV ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1 GORHAM ISLAND, SUITE 201	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/23/2009
(Street) WESTPORT, CT 06880 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/23/2009		P		12049	A	$2.34	1180000   (1)	I	See Notes   (2) (3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The shares of Common Stock to which this note relates are held directly by Empire Capital Partners, LP ("Empire Capital"), with respect to 357,817 shares; Empire Capital Partners, LTD, a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Empire Offshore") as to 365,245 shares; Charter Oak Partners, LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership ("Charter Oak") as to 66,770 shares; Charter Oak Partners II ("Charter Oak II") as to 6,229 shares; Charter Oak Master Fund ("Charter Oak Master") as to 3,372 shares and Empire Capital Partners Enhanced Master Fund LTD, ("Enhanced Master" and collectively with Empire Capital, Empire Offshore, Charter Oak, Charter Oak II and Charter Oak Master, the "Empire Funds") as to 380,567 shares directly owned by it.
( 2)	Empire Capital Management, LLC (the "Investment Manager") serves as the Investment Manager to and has investment discretion over the securities held by Empire Offshore, Charter Oak, Charter Oak II, Charter Oak Master and Enhanced Master. Empire GP, LLC ("Empire GP"), serves as the general partner of Empire Capital. Mr. Scott Fine and Mr. Peter Richards are managing members of the Investment Manager and Empire GP.
( 3)	The Investment Manager, Empire GP and the Empire Funds disclaim beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities to which this Form 4 relates for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), except as to such securities in which each such person may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest pursuant to the Act.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Empire Capital Management, L.L.C. 1 GORHAM ISLAND, SUITE 201 WESTPORT, CT 06880		X

Signatures
By: Empire Capital Manangement, LLC By: /s/ Scott A. Fine, Managing Member By: /s/ Peter J. Richards, Managing Member		12/29/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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