For the sake of all the avid cruciverbalists amongst us, each week I create a new technology-themed crossword puzzle using only words related to engineering, science, mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy, etc. At least 10 clues in this puzzle with an asterisk (*) are pulled from this past week's (11/27 - 12/1) "Tech Industry Headlines" column on the RF Cafe homepage. Enjoy! cruciverbalist: [noun] cruci- ("cross") + verbal ("words") + -ist ("agent, person") -- A person who constructs crosswords.
Reproduction of this puzzle without the express permission of RF Cafe is prohibited. acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words 
1. Line extending out from center 5. __________: The Most Important Mobile Company of the Future? * 12. Chemical symbol for argon 13. Modulation type (abbr.) 15. Chemical symbol for einsteinium 16. Resistive component of a capacitor's lumped element model (abbr.) 17. Ham's code for "Shall I decrease power?" 18. Type of modulation (abbr.) 20. Ham's code for "Shall I stop sending?" 21. The Microwave Office software company (abbr.) 23. International Amateur Radio Union (abbr.) 25. Connector vendor 28. BSEE + 2 years 29. Ham abbreviation for "Old Man" 30. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards 31. Glider launching mechanism 33. Provider of services for telecommunications systems in Switzerland 35. MS's server-side script engine for dynamically-generated web pages (abbr.) 36. Popular computer device interface (abbr.) 38. CPS 39. Unit of time (abbr.) 41. Chemical symbol for radon 42. A three-terminal power semiconductor device noted for high efficiency and fast switching (abbr.) 44. International phonetic alphabet letter "G" 45. Type of current flow (abbr.) 46. Chemical symbol for berkelium 47. Type of current flow (abbr.) 48. BASIC looping keyword 50. Chemical element abbreviated Sn 52. Things in a bill of material 55. Vacuum tube with five electrodes 56. Automatic network analyzer (abbr.) 57. Network department (abbr.) 59. Chemically react to harden 61. Troubleshooting software 63. Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (abbr.) 65. Logic gate output configuration (abbr.) 66. Anatech Electronics Inc., (abbr.) 67. Ham-ese for Young Lady 68. FCC's ___ Says Silicon Valley's Defense of 2015 Net Neutrality is Threat to Internet * 69. Prohibition certain equipment for use 70. Unit of time (abbr.) 72. Chemical symbol for californium 73. Chemical symbol for chlorine 74. Analyst Warns on Semiconductor Stock __________ * 75. International phonetic alphabet letter "S" | 1. JC Penney Rules the _____ World * 2. Chemical symbol for argon 3. ____ Cites Progress Toward 50 MHz Region 1 Allocation * (abbr.) 4. Unit of current 6. Front edge of a wing (abbr.) 7. Chemical symbol for arsenic 8. Slang term for activating a repeater without identifying or modulating the carrier 9. Base Station Transceivers (abbr.) 10. Chemical symbol for erbium 11. Martin ____, "Test & Measurement World" magazine editor (c2009) 14. The "D" in RFID (pl.) 17. Type of matrix barcode used with laser scanning(abbr.) 19. Chemical symbol for manganese 21. A type of digital modulation (abbr.) 22. Government program to bring electricity to farms (abbr.) 24. "Warehouse of Horrors" - Life in ______ Warehouse * 25. Enclosed volume for equipment 26. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.) 27. Communication between stations by reflecting the radio waves off of the ionosphere 28. White House Weighs Personal ______ Phone Ban for Staff * 30. Read-only (abbr.) 32. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.) 34. 3 to 4 Cups of ______ a Day Linked to Longer Life * 37. Microsoft's interpreter BASIC supplied with DOS 38. Chemical symbol for mercury 40. Chemical symbol for scandium 41. Chemical symbol for rubidium 43. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.) 49. Switch position 50. Time division duplex (abbr.) 51. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE 53. Chemical symbol for tantalum 54. ___ Unveils Plan to Repeal Net Neutrality Rules * (abbr.) 55. Period between radar transmitter's output waveform (abbr.) 56. Automated universal inductance tester - watch that 3rd letter, (abbr.) 58. _____ Debuts Electric 'Beast' Semi Truck * 60. UMTS terrestrial radio access (abbr.) 62. Word used in describing 2-D and 3-D object dimensions; i.e., 10 mm __ 25 mm 63. RF ____, the world's best engineering website 64. Chemical symbol for silicon 66. A common battery cell size 68. Peripheral Component Interface (abbr.) 69. Boston University (abbr.) 70. Chemical symbol for nobelium 71. Chemical symbol for tin 73. Chemical symbol for chromium |
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