RF Engineering Crossword PuzzleMarch 25, 2012

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RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle for March 25, 2012 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Opposite of inputs

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

11. Cellphone band above DCS

12. Chemical symbol for calcium

14. Workplace safety group (abbr.)

16. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)

18. Range of frequencies

20. Type of component package (abbr.)

21. Chemical symbol for terbium

22. Chemical symbol for gallium

23. Programmable logic device (abbr.)

24. First name of a British scientist of falling apple fame

25. Multivibrator type

26. Chemical symbol for tantalum

28. Family of ICs with a certain component density level (abbr.)

30. Output value (pl.)

34. Wireless phone regions

38. Chemical symbol for niobium

40. 1/6 inch printer's measure

41. RF integrated circuit (abbr.)

42. A meteor which strikes the earth

45. Geometric figure that has the same shape as a ring doughnut

46. Numbers raised to the 1/3 power (2 wds.)

48. Semiconductor lamps

51. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)

52. Chemical symbol for nickel

53. A popular spreadsheet

54. Electricaly Alterable Read Only Memory

57. Online service

60. Unit of time (abbr.)

62. Software for mathematical calculations

65. British scientist ... Newton

68. High-speed logic family

69. 1e-6 mA

70. Max or min voltage of a waveform (abbr.)

71. Unit of time (abbr.)

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

75. Boob tube (abbr.)

76. Positive emitter-coupled logic (abbr.)

78. Chemical symbol for radium

79. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)

81. A circuit that takes two or more input signals, and produces an output that includes the sum and difference of those signal frequencies (pl.)

82. Circuit breaker vendor

1. Greek letter used for resistance

2. Test point (abbr.)

3. Substrate for mounting components (abbr.)

4. Unit of time (abbr.)

5. Graph axis numerical marking (pl.)

7. Chemical symbol for polonium

8. Receiver power level circuitry (abbr.)

9. Unit of resistance (pl.)

10. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)

13. Army-Navy specification prefix

15. Relative power level unit (abbr.)

17. Circular mounting hardware

18. The "B" in BGA

19. Device under test (abbr.)

21. Loose end of a cable

23. Chemical symbol for lead

27. Chemical symbol for aluminum

29. The property of matter by which it continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless acted upon by an external force

31. Name is given to each angular point of a polygon

32. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)

33. Term for asymmetry of a statistical distribution

35. 30 kHz to 300 kHz

36. Described by a 1st-order equation

37. Chemical symbol for scandium

39. Units of heat

42. Earth's natural satellite

43. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

44. Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (abbr.)

45. Part of a FOR loop

47. Graphics file extension

48. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)

49. Type of current

50. A trigonometry function that is the reciprocal of the cosine

55. Audio Frequency Shift Keying (abbr.)

56. Chemical symbol for manganese

58. Greek letter used for resistance (pl.)

59. Tie a bundle of wires together

61. Half of a DIP

63. Chemical symbol for thallium

64. Mr. Packard's (HP) first name

65. Innovative Power Products, Holbrook, NY (abbr.)

66. Highest point

67. Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (abbr.)

73. Chemical symbol for argon

74. Miniature threaded RF connector

76. Ratio of circumference to diameter

77. Chemical symbol for lawrencium

79. Chemical symbol for ruthenium

80. Chemical symbol for strontium


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RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for March 25, 2012 - RF Cafe