Electronics Technology Crossword Puzzle
July 17, 2016
Take a break and work this week's electronics technology themed crossword puzzle. All the words are pulled from a hand-built list of terms, names, and abbreviations that have only to do with science, mathematics, and engineering. If you want a crossword with names of movie stars and obscure countries, try the local newspaper. If you want to exercise your nerd knowledge, this is the one for you.
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acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words
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1. Web's most popular radio frequency engineering site (2 ltrs. + 1 wd.) 6. The "V" in VB programming software 11. Negatively charged ions 13. Complex Instruction Set Computer 15. Logical negation operator 16. Ham's code for "Unable to copy you." 18. Chemical symbol for gallium 19. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.) 20. Type of component package (abbr.) 22. Chemical symbol for praseodymium 23. Wavelength division multiplexing (abbr.) 25. The design component of total product cost (abbr.) 26. Wireless LAN 27. Adjustment to meet a specification 31. Current-voltage phase mnemonic 33. Part of a directive antenna that derives energy from mutual coupling with the driven element (2 wds.) 41. Family of ICs with a certain component density level (abbr.) 42. Heat measuring instrument 47. Sharp bend in I-V curve 49. Radio Direction Finding (abbr.) 50. A common battery cell size 51. Chemical symbol for erbium 53. Boob tube (abbr.) 54. Test equipment (abbr.) 55. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.) 56. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.) 58. The "B" in BER 60. Chart types 62. Luminous atmospheric phenomenon 64. Describes RF radiation that is gated at regular intervals 65. Aircraft tracking system (pl.) |
1. Chemical symbol for radon 2. Heatsink feature 3. Cause the temperature to drop 4. Antenna (abbr.) 5. Start frequency (abbr.) 7. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.) 8. Greek letter, used to indicate summation 9. Country of RF Cafe's residency 10. Type of current flow (abbr.) 11. Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (abbr.) 12. Chemical symbol for manganese 14. Circuit path with very high or infinite impedance 16. Ham's code for "Are you busy?" 17. Printed Wiring Board (abbr.) 19. Positive elementary particle found in the nucleus of all atoms (pl.) 21. Similar to a laser, but at lower frequencies 22. Display a radar target 24. Bore a hole 25. Chemical symbol for nickel 26. Type of antenna with an element made of a single, flexible rod or tube 28. Stock symbol for Intel 29. Short for terminal 30. Ham's code for "Shall I send more slowly?" 32. A series of stages in which the output of one stage is the input of the next stage 34. The constellation in which Canopus is located 35. International phonetic alphabet letter "I" 36. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 37. Ethoxyethane 38. 30 Hz to 300 Hz 39. Type of high-tech data gathering system (abbr.) 40. Considered the 4th dimension 42. Computer monitor (abbr., pl.) 43. 30 kHz to 300 kHz 44. Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (abbr.) 45. ELI the ICE ___ 46. Temporary Engineering Change document (abbr.) 48. Electronic Variable Optical Attenuator (abbr.) 52. Gigantic star in Cetus 55. 1/000 of an inch 57. Chemical symbol for terbium 58. Manufacturer of project boxes 59. Telex-Over-Radio (abbr.) 60. Chemical symbol for plutonium 61. Chemical symbol for selenium 62. A common battery cell size 63. Type of flip-flop |
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