SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest

Event Reported): October 13, 2004

WJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 000-31337

DELAWARE		94-1402710
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

401 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, California		95134
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(408) 577-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Director or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

(b) Wray T. Thorn resigned as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors effective as of October 13, 2004. Mr. Thorn, who has served on the Board since January 2000, has advised the Company that his resignation was due to personal reasons.

(d) The Company’s Board of Directors elected Catherine P. Lego as a director on October 14, 2004. There was no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Ms. Lego was elected as a director, and there are no related party transactions between the Company and Ms. Lego required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. It has not been determined what committees of the Board Ms. Lego will join. Ms. Lego’s term will expire at the Company’s annual shareholders meeting in 2005.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company’s press release announcing the events described in Item 5.02 of this Form 8-K attached as Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference to this Item 7.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated October 15, 2004 regarding Wray T. Thorn’s resignation from and Catherine P. Lego’s election to the Company’s Board of Directors.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	WJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


	By:	/s/ DAVID R. PULVINO
		David R. Pulvino
		Principal Accounting Officer

Dated: October 18, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Text of Press Release dated October 15, 2004.