11/1/2008 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle


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RF Cafe: RF - Electrical - Scientific Theme Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1. Term for asymmetry of a statistical distribution

4. Mass units, abbr.

6. Singulated piece of IC wafer

7. Voltage-current phase mnemonic

9. Control language used by Hewlett Packard printers, abbr.

13. Used logic gates

15. Speed at which radio waves travel in a particular feedline (2 wds.)

18. Stock symbol for Boeing

19. Semiconductor and calculator company, abbr.

20. Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

22. Unit of admittance

23. Software function selection mechanism

24. Referring to a right-angled triangle, which trigonometric function is equal to the ratio between the side opposite a given angle, and the hypotenuse

25. Last keyword in a BASIC subroutine, pl.

28. A disk operation

30. Modulation technique that varies the width of pulses in a train, abbr.

31. Stock symbol for 8 Down

33. Foot, abbr.

34. Local Oscillator

37. Direct Sequence and Frequency Hopping are the two forms of this modulation scheme

40. Power supply vendor in Minneapolis, MN

41. Total Access Communication System

43. Automated Test Equipment

44. Powers pneumatic devices

45. Engineering Change Notice, abbr.

46. Transportation accident investigation agency, abbr.

DOWN

1. Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

2. Quickly changing portion of waveform

3. One half of HP

4. Mr. Blattenberger of Waypoint Software

5. Parameter that is a figure of merit for receiver performance in presence of multiple signals, abbr.

8. Defense contractor

10. Common plastic, abbr.

11. Substrate for mounting components, abbr.

12. Instruments for Industry, Ronkonkoma, NY, abbr.

14. Electrical overstress, abbr.

16. International Amateur Radio Union

17. Elemental compound used for microwave frequency reference oscillators, abbr., pl.

21. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo

22. Chemical symbol for manganese

26. Home state of Los Alamos lab

27. Adjusts a pot

28. The "R" in DRC in substrate layout (singular form)

29. Chemical symbol for aluminum

32. Computer "brain", abbr.

33. Frequency Division Duplex

35. Ovenized crystal oscillator, abbr.

36. Science of assuring operation amid dense EM background noise, abbr.

37. Fail-____ switch

38. RF computer network

39. Universal Asynchronous Transmit/Receive

42. Miniature RF connector


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