Engineering Crossword Puzzle

August 12, 2012

2012 Crosswords Archive

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Engineering Crossword Puzzle for August 12, 2012 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Greek letter used for wavelength

6. Powerful mathematics software used by engineers

9. Type of modulation (abbr.)

10. Doing as a GPS unit

12. Pure carrier (abbr.)

13. Arithmetic Logic Unit (abbr.)

15. Big Blue

18. Stock symbol for Harris Communications

19. Logarithmic ratio (abbr.)

21. Chemical symbol for mercury

23. Binary Coded Decimal

25. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)

26. Crude circuit prototype made of discrete components (pl.)

27. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)

29. 30 Hz to 300 Hz

30. European equivalent to the U.L.

31. Chemical symbol for molybdenum

32. Intentionally block communications signals

33. Digital transmission figure of merit (abbr.)

35. Wire diameter unit (abbr.)

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

39. ELI the ICE ___

40. Heatsink feature

41. A common battery cell size

43. Chemical symbol for helium

44. System for guiding aircraft (abbr.)

46. 3 MHz to 30 MHz

47. Not lumped

49. Chemical symbol for europium

50. Voltage-current phase mnemonic

52. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors

53. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

54. Type of digital filter (abbr.)

56. Automatic network analyzer (abbr.)

57. Unit of current

58. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

60. Reflection about the DC axis during frequency mixing

64. Mass unit (abbr.)

66. An amateur radio station installed in a vehicle

67. The "D" in RFID

1. 30 kHz to 300 kHz

2. Modulation type (abbr.)

3. Chemical symbol for silver

4. Chemical symbol for bismuth

5. Opposite of a LO

6. Chemical symbol for magnesium

7. Type of current flow (abbr.)

8. Bandwidth (abbr.)

11. Use both an inner and an outer conductive layer around a coaxial cable

13. Chemical symbol for argon

14. Lower sideband (abbr.)

16. Early predecessor to an online forum (abbr.)

17. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)

18. Time taken for half the atoms of a radioactive sample to decay (2 wds.)

19. Reduce in amplitude

20. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.)

21. Amateur radio enthusiast

22. Rubber or plastic donut-shaped insert for protecting pass-through wires (pl.)

24. Circumference/pi

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

28. Centimeter (abbr.)

33. Chemical symbol for beryllium

34. 1/6 inch printer's measure

36. Chemical symbol for calcium

37. Chemical symbol for manganese

40. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

42. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

43. Color quality

45. Chemical symbol for copper

47. Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss

48. Design for Manufacturability (abbr.)

51. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

55. Internet protocol (abbr.)

58. Unit of length (abbr.)

59. Chemical symbol for holmium

60. Chemical symbol for iron

61. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)

62. Band between RF and BB

63. Chemical symbol for gadolinium

64. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)

65. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo


See solution below

Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for August 12, 2012 - RF Cafe