January 4, 2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

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RF Cafe: Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1. Chemical symbol for neptunium

3. ___-AZIMUTH telescope mount

6. Part of a FOR loop

8. Transistor hookup scheme where a resistor in the emitter lead sets the DC operating point, 2 words

11. Imaging device, abbr., pl.

12. Teflon, abbr.

14. Logic family

15. Audio Frequency

17. Chemical symbol for terbium

18. Chemical symbol for argon

19. Chemical symbol for praseodymium

20. Chemical symbol for tantalum

22. Chemical symbol for bismuth

25. Modulation type, abbr.

27. Positive emitter-coupled logic

30. RF attenuator maker, now owned by Aeroflex

32. Metal or plastic rod that connects a potentiometer wiper to a knob

33. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform

35. Network department, abbr.

36. A measure of receiver quality, abbr.

38. Chemical symbol for thulium

40. Cabinet manufacturer in Cincinnati, OH

42. One axis of an ellipse

44. Isolator, oscillator vendor in Tampa, FL

46. Chemical symbol for copper

47. European equivalent to the U.L.

49. Test equipment manufacturer, now Agilent

50. One component of a complex number, abbr.

51. 30 kHz to 300 kHz

53. One port of an amplifier

54. Femtofarad, abbr.

55. Meet all test requirements

57. Light

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

61. Its chemical symbol is Md

63. Unix, Linux or Windows

64. Precision approach radar, abbr.

65. Centimeter, abbr.

DOWN

1. Japanese semiconductor & equipment manufacturer

2. Type of programmable device, abbr.

3. Soak up RF energy

4. Chemical symbol for lithium

5. Transformer interwinding connection

6. Image file format name extension

7. Exponent that returns the original number

9. Frequency Division Multiple Access

10. Network configuration

13. Fundamental parameter of an element, 2 wds.

16. Electrical connection used to prevent electrocution, 2 wds.

21. Layer of a multi-layered PCB

23. Internet protocol, abbr.

24. The reactive element in catalytic converters

26. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.

28. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

29. Type of distribution, squared

31. Test point, abbr.

34. Chemical symbol for platinum

37. Type of digital filter, abbr.

39. Millimeter, abbr.

41. Chemical symbol for radium

43. Integrated circuit, abbr.

45. Kilocycles, abbr.

48. Region of the ionosphere found approximately 55 to 90 miles above Earth; it fades away a few hours after sunset, hyph.

50. Stock symbol for RF Micro Devices

52. Fast-Scan TV

54. Cooling devices

56. Small DIP package, abbr.

57. Constellation : The lion

58. Peak Envelope Power

60. Add two or more inputs

62. Chemical symbol for lanthanum


See solution below

RF Cafe: Engineering Crossword Solution