RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle
December 30, 2012

2012 Crosswords Archive

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RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle for December 30, 2012 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. MS's server-side script engine for dynamically-generated web pages (abbr.)

4. A natural or synthetic compound of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units

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

13. A triangle that has all three sides unequal in length

15. Put into motion

17. Caused a circuit breaker to open

18. Unit of electromagnetic radiation

19. Part of this website's title

20. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.)

21. European equivalent to the U.L.

22. Chemical symbol for radium

24. Opposite of a LO

26. Chemical symbol for mendelevium

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

29. The "IP" in IP2 and IP3 (2 wds., pl.)

36. Network configuration type (pl.)

37. Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz ______

38. Ratio of circumference to diameter

39. Chemical symbol for cesium

41. Form/fit/function replacement

45. Structure of columns and rows

49. An abrupt change in a parametric value (pl.)

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

52. Unit of time (abbr.)

53. Chemical symbol for tin

54. Morse Code for "from"

55. 1E6 nanoseconds

57. Computer monitor cable type (abbr.)

59. Stock symbol for Boeing

61. Soaks up RF energy

65. Transfers charge w/o physical contact

69. Specifies system parameters

70. An angle described by hypotenuse/opposite sides of a right triangle

71. End of transmission (abbr.)

72. Under samples

73. Agilent's EE design software (abbr.)

1. Big Dipper, Little Dipper, etc.

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

3. Set of poles

4. Peak envelope power (abbr.)

5. Exponent that returns the original number

6. Semiconductor lamps

7. 4th rock from the sun

8. Engineering Change Order (abbr.)

9. Stock symbol for Raytheon

10. Send a wireless to an early hip-worn wireless device

11. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

12. Registers an event

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

16. Coordinated Universal Time (abbr.)

23. Antenna (abbr.)

24. Stock symbol for Harris Communications

25. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)

26. Multiprotocol Label Switching (abbr.)

27. U.S. military organization (abbr.)

28. Stock symbol for Raytheon

30. Chemical symbol for tantalum

31. Chemical symbol for erbium

32. Type of high-tech data gathering system (abbr.)

33. Radio navigation system

34. Infrared (abbr.)

35. Chemical symbol for nickel

38. Part of a male connector (pl.)

40. Reduces receiver sensitivity due to overload from a nearby transmitter

41. Singulated piece of IC wafer

42. Type of flip-flop

43. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)

44. Type of e-mail address system (abbr.)

45. Add solder to tip of iron

46. PC follower

47. Chemical symbol for bismuth

48. Semiconductor lamp

49. Factor of ten

50. Unit of time (abbr.)

55. Stock symbol for Microsoft

56. Semiconductor On Insulator (abbr.)

57. Receiver power level circuitry (abbr.)

58. Steady-state voltage reference

59. Data transmission pathway

60. Asynchronous Communication Interface Adapter (abbr.)

62. Chemical symbol for beryllium oxide

63. RĂ¡dio Nacional de Angola (abbr.)

64. 10 decibels

66. The design component of total product cost (abbr.)

67. Cellphone band below PCS

68. Last statement in a BASIC program


See solution below

RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for December 30, 2012 - RF Cafe