Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle
July 14, 2013

2013 Crosswords Archive

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Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle for July 14, 2013 - RF Cafe

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1. An elementary particle

5. Antenna (abbr.)

8. Hang the program

12. Antenna radiated power measurement (abbr.)

13. Type of antenna constructed from one or more winding(s) of wire or rods (pl.)

14. Contact used on motors to conduct current through a rotating interface

15. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)

17. Chemical symbol for lawrencium

19. Chemical symbol for chlorine

20. Chemical symbol for niobium

22. Infrared (abbr.)

24. Type of logic gate (pl.)

26. Chemical symbol for radon

28. One system's phonetic letter "z"

29. The scalar component of velocity

31. Mr. Ohm's first name

32. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

33. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

35. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.)

37. Greek letter (micro)

39. Chemical symbol for cobalt

40. Chemical symbol for radium

42. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

44. The stuff in the solder core

45. S21 (2 wds.)

47. Adhered

48. Chemical symbol for berkelium

49. Test equipment (abbr.)

50. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)

51. Small unit of capacitance (abbr.)

53. File name extension for an ASCII file

55. Unit of time (abbr.)

57. Half of a DIP

58. Sharp bends in I-V curves

60. Ethoxyethane

61. Circuit element connecting PCB layers

62. Chemical symbol for thallium

64. Wire diameter unit (abbr.)

66. Chemical symbol for molybdenum

68. Chemical symbol for thulium

69. Return-to-Zero (abbr.)

71. Type of logic gate

73. A common battery cell size

74. World's 1st fully electronic digital computer

76. The "E" in BER

78. Internet mail protocol (abbr.)

80. Use a squeezing tool for attaching a wire lug

81. Frequency Division Duplex

82. Basic PN junction component

1. Alloy of copper and tin

2. Chemical symbol for selenium

3. Applies a lubricant

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

5. Online service

6. Logical gate type (pl.)

7. Test point (abbr.)

8. Error checking scheme (abbr.)

9. The "R" in DRC in substrate layout (singular form)

10. Chemical symbol for arsenic

11. Signal path with very low or 0 ohms of impedance (2 wds.)

16. Type of transistor (2 wds.)

18. Used a systematic approach to locate the cause of a fault in an electronic circuit or system

21. Maximally flat group delay function component (2 wds.)

23. Positive voltage lead color

24. Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.)

25. Chemical symbol for strontium

27. A common lamp tube gas

30. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.)

34. Zodiacal constellation of the ram

36. A sudden and temporary increase in voltage, current, or power

38. Flip-flop control input

41. Type of logic gate

43. Chemical symbol for holmium

44. Readability, Signal, and Tone (QoS report type)

46. Chemical symbol for terbium

47. Sudden, brief increase in wind speed

52. Finite-Element Model

53. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (abbr.)

54. European equivalent to the U.L.

56. Measure a waveform at regular intervals

59. Home state of Los Alamos lab (abbr.)

63. Adjust

65. Lacing ____, for bundling cables

67. Stock symbol for National Instruments

70. Hit a component with an electrostatic discharge

72. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards

73. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices

75. Chemical symbol for nickel

77. Part of this website's title

79. Chemical symbol for polonium


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Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for July 14, 2013 - RF Cafe