Engineering Crossword Puzzle

April 1, 2012

2012 Crosswords Archive

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Engineering Crossword Puzzle for April 1, 2012 - RF Cafe

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1. A control input to a counter

6. Type of reconfigurable memory (abbr., pl.)

8. Electrical overstress (abbr.)

9. Electronic warfare defense (abbr.)

11. Chemical symbol for thallium

13. International phonetic alphabet letter "I"

16. Test point (abbr.)

17. Last statement in a BASIC program

18. Chemical symbol for bromine

19. One component of a complex number (abbr.)

20. Chemical symbol for radium

22. Opposite of set

25. Chemical symbol for argon

26. Programmable logic device (abbr.)

28. Chemical symbol for lithium

29. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

30. Small computer program that performs some very useful function

32. Encased in a protective covering

34. Chemical symbol for selenium

35. Chemical symbol for praseodymium

36. 30 kHz to 300 kHz

37. Chemical symbol for silicon

38. Network department (abbr.)

39. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)

40. Teflon (abbr.)

43. Type of aircraft dope

45. Abbreviation for minimum voltage

46. Type of logic gate

47. ELI the ICE ___

48. 1/6 inch printer's measure

49. The LM741 was the first

51. Chemical symbol for polonium

52. European equivalent to the U.L.

53. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)

54. Amplifier linearity specification (abbr.)

55. Time delay (abbr.)

56. Creates an impenetrable physical barrier

61. Chemical symbol for dysprosium

62. Lowest power level capable of being demodulated (abbr.)

63. Television Interference (abbr.)

65. The "R" in RPN

66. Make equal

1. CPU input that demands priority (2 wds.)

2. Chemical symbol for helium

3. Charged particle

4. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)

5. Base of the decimal number system

6. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)

7. Radio receiver scheme which beats or heterodynes a second radio frequency to the incoming radio signals

10. Chemical symbol for cadmium

12. Low Noise Amplifier (abbr.)

13. International Reply Coupon (abbr.)

14. Today, with 41 Down

15. English theoretical physicist who created the delta function now named after him

16. Passing of a planet in front of the sun

21. Ham slang for QSL cards, awards, special event certificates

23. Direction of carbon fiber strands

24. Circuit for maintaining constant voltage (abbr.)

26. Ratio of circumference to diameter

27. Upward force generated by an airfoil

31. Adjusted

33. Material testing organization (abbr.)

41. Today, with 14 Down

42. Effective Radiated Power (abbr.)

43. Stock symbol for National Semiconductor

44. Army-Navy specification prefix

50. Last stage in transmitter (abbr., pl.)

51. It can follow an MS

57. Using the moon as a passive reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.)

58. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

59. Lower sideband (abbr.)

60. Large unit of apparent power (abbr.)

63. Chemical symbol for thallium

64. One port of an amplifier


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Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for April 1, 2012 - RF Cafe