Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle
May 19, 2013

2013 Crosswords Archive

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Wireless Engineering Crossword Puzzle for May 19, 2013 - RF Cafe

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1. Unit of temperature

5. Hit a component with an electrostatic discharge

10. Electrical component the stores energy in an electric field, pl.

18. Type of modulation (abbr.)

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

21. Software storage unit

22. An ellipse has two of them

23. Longitudinal shape-forming structural elements

25. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)

27. One bit at a time

31. Chemical symbol for mendelevium

32. Chemical symbol for palladium

33. Unit of apparent power (abbr.)

35. Cellphone band above DCS

36. Chemical symbol for polonium

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

39. Chemical symbol for molybdenum

40. 36 in. (abbr., pl.)

42. Another name for zip cord (2 wds.)

46. The cell band above DCN

47. Modulation type (abbr.)

49. 1/1000000 prefix

52. Type of amplifier or equation

54. Snail and E are examples of this

55. CDMA Development Group (abbr.)

56. Follow a target on radar

58. Unit of time (abbr.)

59. Positive electrodes

61. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

62. Adjust a pot

63. Add solder to tip of iron

65. Product of power and time

70. Cellphone band below PCS

71. Switch position

72. Logarithmic unit of ratio (abbr., pl.)

74. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (abbr.)

75. Describes a resistor with hued bands that indicate its resistance value (2 wds.)

77. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.

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

79. One type of electron spin

80. Aircraft navigation system (abbr.)

81. Plasma atmosphere layer of the sun

82. Time Division Multiplexing

83. Temporary Engineering Change document (abbr.)

84. A common battery cell size

85. Empty space left in rocket fuel tank to allow for fuel expansion

87. Morse Code for "from"

89. Name the English scientist who first performed the famous double slit experiment and also played a major role in deciphering the Rosetta Stone

91. High Data Rate

92. Amateur Radio Direction Finding (abbr.)

94. Spurious signals

99. Radio navigation system

101. Chemical symbol for cadmium

102. Transformer interwinding connection

104. Its chemical symbol is Se

105. Digital transmission figure of merit (abbr.)

106. Type of component package (abbr.)

108. Logic family

110. 1/6 inch printer's measure

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

113. Chemical symbol for silicon

114. Start frequency (abbr.)

115. Chemical symbol for nobelium

116. Mr. Edison's first name

120. Chemical symbol for lithium

121. The last transmission by a station during a contact

123. Counter ElectroMotive Force (abbr.)

126. Another word for each complete winding of an inductor

128. One port of an amplifier

129. Unit of length (abbr.)

131. People who perform the "D" part of R&D

132. 'Shooting star'

133. Multiplies out a factored expression

1. Unintentionally impresses a signal on a transmission line (hyph.)

2. 30 kHz to 300 kHz

3. "Texting" (abbr.)

4. Semiconductor On Insulator (abbr.)

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

7. Spurious RF products created by metal joints (abbr., pl.)

8. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.)

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

10. Chemical symbol for cobalt

11. Type of current flow (abbr.)

12. Point of rotation

13. Chemical symbol for cesium

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

15. Total Access Communication System (abbr.)

16. Type of logic gate (pl.)

17. Type of flip-flop

20. Chemical symbol for calcium

22. Frequency division multiple access (abbr.)

24. Property of a semiconductor that causes intermodulation (pl.)

26. Chemical symbol for scandium

28. 1/6 inch printer's measure

29. Type of memory

30. Constellation : The lyre

32. Astronomical distance of 3.26 light years

34. The "A" in BGA

36. Peripheral Component Interface (abbr.)

38. Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (abbr.)

41. Ph.D.

42. Computer communication scheme (abbr.)

43. Related to FM by a differential

44. European equivalent to the U.L.

45. Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss

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

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

50. Thing in a bill of material

51. Type of computer display (abbr.)

53. Coder/decoder (abbr.)

54. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.

57. International phonetic alphabet letter "K"

60. Cellphone band below PCS

62. ESD protective apparel

64. Negation prefix

66. Logical negation operator

67. Type of current

68. Opposite of local

69. Chemical symbol for gadolinium

71. Type of logic gate

73. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)

74. Online service

75. Chemical symbol for cobalt

76. What is the name of the straight line joining the center of a circle to the circumference

77. 1000000 prefix

78. _____ Microwave East (part of L3-Com), RF component manufacturer located in Hauppauge, NY

80. 3 kHz to 30 kHz

81. The largest asteroid

83. RF connector type

84. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)

85. User Datagram Protocol

86. One state of matter

88. Electronic warfare defense (abbr.)

90. Universal Asynchronous Transmit/Receive (abbr.)

93. Type of data storage IC

95. Dilbert's female co-worker

96. Chemical symbol for selenium

97. One port of an amplifier

98. Image file format name extension

100. Stock symbol for National Semiconductor

103. Frequency

105. Drill a hole

107. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)

109. Chemical symbol for chlorine

111. Peak Inverse Voltage

112. Programmable logic device (abbr.)

115. Mate to a bolt

117. Opposite of a LO

118. Exponent that returns the original number

119. Miniature threaded RF connector

121. Chemical symbol for iron

122. Local Oscillator (abbr.)

124. Chemical symbol for erbium

125. 1E6 nanoseconds

126. Test equipment (abbr.)

127. Chemical symbol for nobelium

130. Chemical symbol for manganese


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Wireless Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for May 19, 2013 - RF Cafe