Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle

May 20, 2012

2012 Crosswords Archive

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Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle for May 20, 2012 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Sent information

9. 1/1000 prefix

13. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices

14. Modulation technique (abbr.)

15. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)

16. Ham's code for "Your net frequency is Low."

17. Chemical symbol for radon

18. Unit of time (abbr.)

19. Lights

20. The cell band above DCN

21. Chemical symbol for selenium

24. Chemical symbol for praseodymium

25. One type of electron spin

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

28. Inductor used to block RF signals

30. Type of semiconductor construction used in RF power amplifiers (abbr.)

32. Test document for verifying proper function (abbr.)

34. Discipline for aircraft navigation in low visibility environments (abbr.)

35. Common optical device that produces images by reflection

36. Configured a switch to break electrical contact

40. Exponent that returns the original number

42. Negation prefix

43. One of four lines used in ferrite core memories

45. Software device for tracking elapsed time

46. Country of RF Cafe's residency

47. Type of current

49. Chemical symbol for lithium

50. Chemical symbol for antimony

52. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

53. Type of chart use for project planning

55. Chemical symbol for tin

56. Chemical symbol for tantalum

58. Imaging device (abbr.)

60. Boob tube (abbr.)

62. Aircraft navigation system (abbr.)

63. U.S. Spectrum allocation agency

64. _____ rule, a 1950s engineer's tool

65. Measure of heat intensity

1. Parallel resonant circuit containing only a coil and a capacitor (2 wds., pl.)

2. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)

3. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

4. Satellite milieu

5. Wire diameter unit (abbr.)

6. Waveform described by a Dirac delta function (pl.)

7. Chemical symbol for thallium

8. Type of reconfigurable memory (abbr.)

9. Chemical symbol for manganese

10. Precision landing system (abbr.)

11. Chemical symbol for lawrencium

12. Unwanted information

16. Ham's code for "The net has traffic for you. Stand by."

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

23. Plasma atmosphere layer of the sun (pl.)

24. Related to FM by a differential

26. Precision approach radar (abbr.)

29. 3 MHz to 30 MHz

31. Periodic function containing only the fundamental frequency

33. Part of a FOR loop

37. Chemical symbol for polonium

38. Last statement in a BASIC program

39. Keyboard key

41. Chemical symbol for neon

44. Chemical symbol for nickel

45. Trans European Trunked RAdio

48. Software drafting tool (abbr.)

51. Binary Coded Decimal

54. Type of logic gate

55. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)

57. Chemical symbol for aluminum

59. European equivalent to the U.L.

61. Abbreviation for minimum voltage

63. Upper frequency (abbr.)


See solution below

Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for May 20, 2012 - RF Cafe