Christmastime Engineering Crossword Puzzle
December 21, 2014

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Engineering Christmas Crossword Puzzle, 12-21-2014 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Type of logic gate

3. Applies more signal than a circuit can handle

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

11. With 12 Across, 'Mr. Big' on Christmas

12. With 11 Across, 'Mr. Big' on Christmas

13. Radio Amateurs of Canada (abbr.)

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

17. Gigantic star in Cetus

18. Official engineering change document (abbr., pl.)

20. A common battery cell size

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

23. Uppermost surface

25. 1.602E-19 Joules

26. Chemical symbol for polonium

27. Configure a switch to make electrical contact

29. Steel, brass, aluminum, etc.

31. Workplace safety group (abbr.)

34. A type of average (pl.)

36. Equipment

38. Computer communication scheme (abbr.)

39. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

40. Semiconductor lamp

41. Part of this website's title

42. Chemical symbol for mendelevium

43. Time delay (abbr.)

45. Chemical symbol for cesium

47. Chemical symbol for praseodymium

48. Chemical symbol for tin

50. Stock symbol for Intel

52. 88 Down's was famously red (pl.)

54. Junk e-mail

56. Chemical symbol for neon

57. Chemical symbol for magnesium

58. Chemical symbol for mercury

60. Chemical symbol for neptunium

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

63. Chemical symbol for europium

65. Engineering Change Notice (abbr.)

67. Low impedance amplifier stage that boosts power (pl.)

70. Antenna gain unit (abbr.)

72. Chemical symbol for erbium

73. Chemical symbol for radon

74. Chemical symbol for radium

75. Chemical symbol for calcium

76. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

78. Chemical symbol for silver

79. Perform a calculus function

84. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)

85. Modulation type (abbr.)

86. Opposite of I.D.

87. Chemical symbol for erbium

89. Type of current flow (abbr.)

90. Chemical symbol for silicon

92. Instrument designed to measure temperature

93. Another name for lamp cord (2 wds.)

97. Probable location of an element's electron

101. Colorado Springs military school (abbr.)

102. Compress a computer file

103. 300 kHz to 3 MHz

104. Test point (abbr.)

1. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)

2. Line extending out from center

3. ESD protective apparel

4. A common battery cell size

5. One type of electron spin

6. Chemical symbol for silver

7. Electronic warfare defense (abbr.)

8. Insulating cover over a solder joint

9. Galilean moon

10. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

14. Chemical symbol for chromium

15. Permeability-tuned oscillator (abbr.)

16. Equalizer (abbr.)

17. Series of automated OS commands

19. Relating to the sun

22. Peak envelope power (abbr.)

23. Forum feature allowing response under original subject

24. Earth, Mars, or Saturn

25. Science of assuring operation amid dense EM background noise (abbr.)

28. Workplace safety group (abbr.)

30. Object under which Christmas gifts are placed

32. Below ELF (not the Santa's helper type elf)

33. Association of North American Radio Clubs

35. PC follower

36. Dielectric material used to form a hermetic seal for thru-wall conductors

37. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)

41. Vehicular motivation used by 11 & 12 Across

42. Where Jesus was born

44. The first of 11 & 12 Across' 41 Down

46. Measuring a waveform at regular intervals

47. Chemical symbol for platinum

49. Chemical symbol for neptunium

51. Chemical symbol for neon

53. Type of component package (abbr.)

55. Army-Navy specification prefix

57. A series of numbers where there are as many numbers above it as below it in the series

59. Triangular joint filler added for strength

61. Switch position

64. Chemical symbol for gadolinium

66. Studies for a test just before taking it

68. Infrared (abbr.)

69. Chemical symbol for europium

71. Securing device

75. Connector vendor

77. One of four lines used in ferrite core memories

80. Chemical symbol for tantalum

81. Electromagnetic (abbr.)

82. Read-only (abbr.)

83. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

84. The last of 11 & 12 Across' 41 Down

88. The 'most famous reindeer of all'

89. PC follower

91. Infrared (abbr.)

94. Person responsible for program spending (abbr.)

95. Switch position

96. Chemical symbol for radium

98. Return-to-Zero (abbr.)

99. The "B" in BER

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

 


 

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Engineering Christmas Crossword Puzzle Solution, 12-21-2014 - RF Cafe