Radar & Radio Theme Crossword Puzzle
November 6th, 2022

This week's crossword puzzle for November 6th sports a radar and radio theme. All RF Cafe crossword puzzles are custom made by me, Kirt Blattenberger, and have only words and clues related to RF, microwave, and mm-wave engineering, optics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and other technical subjects. As always, this crossword contains no names of politicians, mountain ranges, exotic foods or plants, movie stars, or anything of the sort unless it/he/she is related to this puzzle's technology theme (e.g., Reginald Denny or the Tunguska event in Siberia). The technically inclined cruciverbalists amongst us will appreciate the effort. Enjoy!


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acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words

Radar & Radio Themed Crossword Puzzle for November 6th, 2022 - RF Cafe

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2. Mate to a TX
3. Hand-held calculator for NASA's Gemini era engineers (2 wds., pl.)
5. Angle described by sine/cosine
6. Band between RF and BB
7. Amateur radio operators trade this with each other after making contact (2 wds.)
8. Chemical symbol for cobalt
9. Chemical symbol for manganese
10. Archaic term for an outdoor antenna (pl.)
12. Unit of time (abbr.)
13. Cyanide (abbr.)
14. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)
15. Chemical symbol for silicon
17. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE
19. Software layer that allows a system to be programmed via a defined set of commands (abbr.)
23. Automatic Testing, Evaluation & Reporting (abbr.)
24. Advanced Communication Technologies and Services (abbr.)
26. Opposite of a LO
27. Chemical symbol for nobelium
29. Army-Navy specification prefix
30. A common battery cell size
34. Units of energy
35. Chemical symbol for lutetium
36. Region of the ionosphere found approximately 55 to 90 miles above Earth; it fades away a few hours after sunset (hyph.)
37. 300 kHz to 3 MHz
38. Chemical symbol for tin
40. Do like a vector with a changing angle
41. Opposite of O.D.
42. Retains a charge
44. Organization requiring 25 years of amateur service for membership (abbr.)
45. File menu option
48. Small unit of capacitance (abbr.)
50. Unit of apparent power (abbr.)
52. Chemical symbol for cobalt
53. Max or min voltage of a waveform (abbr.)
58. Chemical symbol for cadmium
60. Chemical symbol for strontium
61. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
63. 10E1 numerical prefix
65. SI unit of solid angle (pl.)
67. Antenna type commonly used in radars
69. Not hot
70. Kind of logic arrangement (hyph.)
71. Large radio telescope in Puerto Rico
72. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
73. Chemical symbol for lutetium
74. Network department (abbr.)
75. Chemical symbol for arsenic
76. RF signal loss in a transmission line
81. Intel 8086 or Motorola 6800 (abbr.)
83. Silicon transistor type (abbr.)
87. Chemical symbol for niobium
88. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)
89. Read-only (abbr.)
90. Chemical symbol for argon
93. 1,000 seconds (abbr.)
94. Decimeter (abbr.)
96. Part of a FOR loop
98. Chemical symbol for lead

ACROSS

1. Geometric solid having two ends which are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and sides which are parallelograms
4. Communication type that method makes use of electromagnetic waves
8. Centimeter (abbr.)
11. Chemical symbol for scandium
12. Vendor for inductors
16. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.
17. Integrated Services Digital Network (abbr.)
18. Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association
20. Software engineering tool (abbr.)
21. Peripheral Component Interface (abbr.)
22. Metric angle unit
25. Chemical symbol for rhodium
27. Mate to a bolt
28. Early computer display screen resolution (abbr.)
30. Chemical symbol for aluminum
31. 2-element, 1/2 wavelength radiating structure fed at the center (2 wds., pl.)
32. Chemical symbol for erbium
33. Chemical symbol for tin
34. Mr. Lissajous' first name
37. 1E6 nanoseconds
39. Adjusts
43. Electrical safety organization (abbr.)
44. Type of leadless surface mount IC package (abbr., pl.)
46. Opposite of I.D.
47. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)
49. A feedback scheme to level out the receiver audio volume (abbr.)
51. Logic family
53. Chemical symbol for polonium
54. 30 kHz to 300 kHz
55. Rotate about the vertical axis
56. Voice of America
57. Chemical symbol for krypton
58. European equivalent to the U.L.
59. Mechanical engineering organization (abbr.)
62. Time delay (abbr.)
64. Parameter that is a figure of merit for receiver performance in presence of multiple signals (abbr., pl.)
66. Read-only (abbr.)
67. Maximum voltages in a waveform
68. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)
70. Mathematical table whose entries come from a fixed finite set of symbols (abbr.)
71. Bearing from which a radio or radar signal is received (3 wds.)
77. Chemical symbol for rhodium
78. Internet address (abbr.)
79. Off-axis torque (abbr.)
80. Chemical symbol for selenium
82. Form a thin layer on the surface by non-electrostatic forces
84. Common shorthand reference for a capacitor
85. Form of digital phase modulation in which the phase of the RF signal depends on the modulating code (abbr.)
86. Volt, meter, pint, pound, e.g.
89. RF computer network
91. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)
92. CB slang for rearmost vehicle of two or more running together on the road (2 wds.)
95. Chemical symbol for mercury
97. Type of component package (abbr.)
99. Artech _____, technical book publisher
100. Graphics workshop software


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Radar & Radio Themed Crossword Puzzle Solution for November 6th, 2022 - RF Cafe