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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KORNBERG FRED   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ [CMTL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, CEO & President (Last) (First) (Middle) 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/06/2012 (Street) MELVILLE, NY 11747 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Performance Shares (1)

(2)

06/06/2012

A

12,435

(3)

(3)

Common stock par value $.10 per share

12,435

$ 0

12,435

D

Stock Option Right to Buy (4)

$ 29.51

06/06/2012

A

10,000

06/06/2013

06/06/2022

Common stock par value $.10 per share

10,000

$ 0

612,500

D

Stock Option Right to Buy (4)

$ 29.51

06/06/2012

A

10,000

06/06/2014

06/06/2022

Common stock par value $.10 per share

10,000

$ 0

622,500

D

Stock Option Right to Buy (4)

$ 29.51

06/06/2012

A

10,000

06/06/2015

06/06/2022

Common stock par value $.10 per share

10,000

$ 0

632,500

D

Stock Option Right to Buy (4)

$ 29.51

06/06/2012

A

10,000

06/06/2016

06/06/2022

Common stock par value $.10 per share

10,000

$ 0

642,500

D

Stock Option Right to Buy (4)

$ 29.51

06/06/2012

A

10,000

06/06/2017

06/06/2022

Common stock par value $.10 per share

10,000

$ 0

652,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KORNBERG FRED 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230 MELVILLE, NY 11747	X		Chairman, CEO & President

Signatures

Fred Kornberg		06/08/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Performance shares are subject to a minimum financial performance criteria for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2013.
(2)	Each share represents the contingent right to receive one share of common stock of Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
(3)	Generally, the performance shares will vest 20% on the date that the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company determines that the performance criteria have been met and the remaining 80% will vest 20% per year on the first through fourth anniversaries of that determination date, assuming continued service through the vesting date. Shares of common stock will be distributed as applicable on each vesting date, unless the reporting person makes an election to receive the shares at a later date.
(4)	Option was granted under the Company's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan in consideration of services to be performed by the reporting person after the date of grant.

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