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.
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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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