6/23/2008 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle


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ACROSS

1. Computer communication scheme, abbr., pl.

5. A feedback scheme to level out the receiver audio volume, abbr.

7. Million multiply accumlate operations, abbr.

11. Quality of a number that determines whether it is positive or negative

13. Did a total memory transfer

14. Chemical symbol for iron

15. Formerly Watkins Johnson amplifiers, located in Palo Alto, CA

18. Chemical symbol for lawrencium

19. Light ray

21. Number system that uses only the digits 0 to 7

22. Attenuator, pl.

23. Receiver power level circuitry, abbr.

25. Be behind in phase

26. An ellipse has two of them

27. Unix, Linux or Windows

28. Greek letter (micro)

29. 10^1 numerical prefix

30. Picofarad, abbr.

32. Graphics file extension

34. Constellation : The lion

36. Readability, Signal, and Tone (QoS report type)

39. Unwanted mixing of two or more RF signals that creates unintended frequencies

40. A compiler directive

41. Transmit Incremental Tuning, abbr.

42. Digital Signal Processor

43. Chemical symbol for gallium

45. Chemical symbol for tin

46. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

47. Chemical symbol for thallium

48. Programmable logic device, abbr., pl.

51. Part of a male connector

53. First man to orbit the earth - ... Gagarin

56. Compliment to a zero in a transfer function

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

59. Light

60. Chemical symbol for lithium

61. Softens metal

63. European equivalent to the U.L.

64. ______ Monolithics, MIC/MMIC designers in Frederick, MD

66. Part of an optical cable bundle, pl.

68. Workplace safety group

69. Global System for Mobile Communications

70. Meet all test requirements

DOWN

1. A processed or unprocessed semiconductor substrate, pl.

2. Length times width, pl.

3. Chemical symbol for nickel

4. Official Space Shuttle designation

6. A network of components used to partition voltage into certain levels at certain points, pl.

7. Multiplexer, abbr.

8. Millimeter, abbr.

9. RF design tool vendor in Espoo, Finland

10. Ceramic Dual Inline Package

12. Elemental compound used for microwave frequency reference oscillators, abbr.

13. Keyboard key

16. High-speed logic family

17. Be behind in phase

20. 1E6 nanoseconds

22. Chemical symbol for polonium

24. Apply (as a voltage)

26. British physicist who discovered electromagnetic induction and diamagnetism

27. Performing a certain logical operation

31. The last transmission by a station during a contact

32. Unit of heat

33. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.

34. Shorthand for liquid oxygen

35. One port of an amplifier

37. Official Space Shuttle designation

38. End of soldering iron

44. Manned rocket series that went to the moon

47. Software device for tracking elapsed time, pl.

49. Consequence of under sampling

50. Front edge of a wing, abbr.

51. Circuit for firing a magnetron, abbr.

52. Gun safety and education organization, abbr.

54. Electrical safety organization, abbr.

55. Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service

57. Signal-to-noise ratio, abbr.

58. Below ELF

61. A common battery cell size

62. Half of a DIP

65. Nanohenry, abbr.

67. Stock symbol for Boeing


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