Wireless Technology Themed Crossword Puzzle
October 1th, 2020

October 11th's custom Wireless Technology themed crossword puzzle contains only only words from my custom-created lexicon related to engineering, science, mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy, etc. (1,000s of them). You will never find among the words names of politicians, mountain ranges, exotic foods or plants, movie stars, or anything of the sort. You might, however, find someone or something in the otherwise excluded list directly related to this puzzle's technology theme, such as Hedy Lamarr or the Bikini Atoll, respectively. The technically inclined cruciverbalists amongst us will appreciate the effort.

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


Wireless Technology Themed Crossword Puzzle for October 11th, 2020 - RF Cafe

 

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2. 2-element, 1/2 wavelength radiating structure fed at the center (2 wds., pl.)

13. Chemical symbol for xenon

14. Type of flip-flop

15. Chemical symbol for chromium

16. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)

17. Chemical symbol for terbium

18. Chemical symbol for thulium

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

22. Mate a plug to a jack

25. Test equipment (abbr.)

26. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)

27. 30 GHz to 300 GHz

28. 1E6 nanoseconds

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

31. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.)

32. Read-only (abbr.)

33. Parts per million (abbr.)

34. Adjustment dial

35. A common battery cell size

37. Chemical symbol for praseodymium

38. Amateur radio operator who is qualified to administer Amateur Radio licensing examinations (abbr., pl.)

39. Chemical symbol for polonium

40. Stock symbol for Boeing

42. Sound-pressure level derived using A-weighting

43. Chemical symbol for erbium

45. Mr. Land's instant photo camera

46. Chemical symbol for beryllium

47. Maximum voltages in a waveform

48. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

49. Chemical symbol for neodymium

50. Type of optical network

51. Time delay (abbr.)

52. 2 or more of these are required for matrix algebra

53. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)

54. The system than converts common website names to IP addresses (abbr.)

56. One component of a complex number (abbr.)

57. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

58. Relative power level unit (abbr.)

59. Opposite of I.D.

61. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.)

63. A length of transmission line that is open or shorted at one end

64. 10E1 numerical prefix (pl.)

65. Chemical symbol for cobalt

66. Type of secondary radar system (abbr.)

67. Chemical symbol for argon

68. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)

69. A gaseous process that deposits insulating films or metal onto a wafer at elevated temperature (abbr.)

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

71. Type of matrix barcode used with laser scanning(abbr.)

72. Astronomical distance of 3.26 light years

76. Chemical symbol for tin

78. Chemical symbol for dysprosium

79. Chemical symbol for francium

80. Part of a FOR loop

81. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)

82. Ratio of circumference to diameter

84. Chemical symbol for mendelevium

86. Absence of extraneous frequency content (2 wds.)

1. The "IP" in IP2 and IP3 (2 wds., pl.)

2. Ham abbreviation for "distant station"

3. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE

4. Type of logic gate

5. Family of ICs with a certain component density level (abbr.)

6. Automatic Calibration System (abbr.)

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

8. End of transmission (abbr.)

9. Unit of time (abbr.)

10. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

11. Chemical symbol for antimony

12. Radio receiver scheme which mixes a second frequency (LO) with the incoming radio signals

19. Unit of admittance

21. Nuclear explosion byproduct harmful to electronic (abbr., pl.)

23. Engineer who experimented with extremely high voltages (2 wds.)

24. Flat cable type

25. Attenuator topology (hyph.)

26. Polish a crystal to an exact frequency

29. Type of component package (abbr.)

30. Last stage in a transmitter (abbr.)

33. Tom _______, "High Frequency Electronics" magazine editor (c2014)

36. Soaks up RF energy

39. Type of graph with a circular grid

41. Part of CAD

44. Positive voltage lead color

46. 10 decibels

55. Network configuration type

58. Type of data conversion device (abbr., pl.)

60. Design for Manufacturability (abbr.)

62. Chemical symbol for strontium

64. Decimeter (abbr.)

65. A gaseous process that deposits insulating films or metal onto a wafer at elevated temperature (abbr.)

71. Ham's code for "Shall I decrease power?"

72. Short for potentiometer

73. Government program to bring electricity to farms (abbr.)

74. Shortwave listener (abbr.)

75. Intel 8086 or Motorola 6800 (abbr.)

77. Nordic Mobile Telephone

79. Start frequency (abbr.)

80. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)

83. Infrared (abbr.)

85. Chemical symbol for dysprosium

See solution below

2020 Crossword Puzzle Archive

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Cruciverbalist:

A cruciverbalist is a person who is skilled at creating or solving crossword puzzles. The term is a combination of "cruci-" from "crucifix," meaning cross, and "verbalist" from "verbal," indicating a person who deals with words. cruciverbalists are often responsible for designing crossword puzzles, and they possess a deep knowledge of wordplay, vocabulary, and the techniques used in constructing and solving crosswords. They aim to make puzzles that are both challenging and enjoyable for crossword enthusiasts.

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Wireless Technology Themed Crossword Puzzle Solution for October 11th, 2020 - RF Cafe