Electronics Theme Crossword Puzzle
November 19th 2023

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

Electronics Themed Crossword Puzzle for November 19th, 2023 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
2. Electronically images a document
6. Abbreviation for minimum voltage
7. Boob tube (abbr.)
9. Common gateway interface (abbr.)
12. milliampere-hour (abbr.)
15. A BPF specification (abbr.)
16. Chemical symbol for polonium
18. Forerunner to NASA
20. Read-only (abbr.)
21. PC follower
23. 1E6 nanoseconds
24. Internet protocol (abbr.)
25. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)
27. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)
28. Russian space traveller
31. Its chemical symbol is Cf
37. Greek letter
38. Molecular building blocks
40. Unit of volume (abbr.)
41. Divide a signal into into chunks for sampling
43. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)
44. Chemical symbol for scandium
46. Ratio of circumference to diameter
47. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)
49. Chemical symbol for platinum
51. Chemical symbol for berkelium
53. Lunar 'seas'
55. Chemical symbol for ruthenium
56. The UK's equivalent of the FCC
57. Chemical symbol for rhodium
59. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)
61. Put into motion
64. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
65. ____-Einstein condensates
67. Branch of the military with airborne laser weapon (2 wds.)
70. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)
71. Morse Code for "from"
72. Chemical symbol for antimony
73. A keyboard key
74. Chemical symbol for cadmium
75. Chemical symbol for nickel
76. Chemical symbol for arsenic
77. Chemical symbol for aluminum
79. Word used in describing 2-D and 3-D object dimensions; i.e., 10 mm __ 25 mm
80. Band between RF and BB
82. Type of current flow (abbr.)
84. Chemical symbol for chlorine
85. Chemical symbol for cobalt
86. ampere-hour (abbr.)
87. Television Interference (abbr.)
89. Local Oscillator (abbr.)
90. Intermodulation (abbr.)
92. Chemical symbol for bismuth
93. Name the German physicist who discovered X-rays
96. A type of average
97. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
98. Uncharged atomic particles
102. Chemical symbol for neodymium
103. Chemical symbol for europium
104. Type of semiconductor construction used in RF power amplifiers (abbr.)
105. Stock symbol for Boeing
106. Nikola _____
107. Opposite of a LO
108. Electromagnetic (abbr.)
110. Start frequency (abbr.)
111. Type of modulation (abbr.)
113. Chemical symbol for cesium
114. Unit of length (abbr.)
116. Web page language
119. Chemical symbol for tin
120. Part of CAD
123. A coherent monochrome light source
125. Another word for a directional radiating device (2 wds.)
128. Type of clip
131. Chemical symbol for lithium
132. Type of component package (abbr.)
133. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)
134. Greek letter (micro)
135. 1.602E-19 Joules
136. Last stage in a transmitter (abbr.)
137. Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (abbr.)
140. Type of flip-flop
141. Chemical symbol for silicon
143. Ovenized crystal oscillator (abbr.)
145. Automatic repeat request used in AMTOR (abbr.)
146. Chemical symbol for selenium
147. Unit of time (abbr.)
148. Contact used on motors to conduct current through a rotating interface
1. Unit of length (abbr.)
3. Voltage limiter
4. A measure of receiver quality (abbr.)
5. Chemical symbol for scandium
6. Third largest asteroid
8. Very Long Baseline Interferometry (abbr.)
9. Cyanide (abbr.)
10. Chemical symbol for gallium
11. Small representative graphic
13. Flash caused by an electric current ionizing a gas or vapor
14. Robert _____ - developed a mathematical rule for determining spring forces
16. 10E-12 numerical prefix
17. The LM741 was the first
19. Application Specific Integrated Circuit (abbr.)
22. Antenna capacitive element (2 wds.)
23. Greek letter (micro)
26. Web's most popular radio frequency engineering site (2 ltrs. + 1 wd.)
29. Crystal filter type (abbr.)
30. 1e-6 mA
32. Family of ICs with a certain component density level (abbr.)
33. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)
34. Integrated radio front-end for the 300 MHz to 3 GHz band (abbr., 2 wds.)
35. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
36. 12.5 GHz to 18 GHz (hyph.)
39. Packet of 10^12 sets of 8 digital "0" or "1" symbols (pl.)
42. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.)
44. New spectral component created by heterodyning two signals (pl.)
45. Chemical symbol for calcium
47. Plot through a family of characteristic curves the shows the operating point for a device (2 wds., pl.)
48. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)
50. Total Access Communication System (abbr.)
52. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
53. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
54. Positive voltage lead color
56. Generate a periodic signal
58. Chemical symbol for holmium
60. Morse Code for "from"
62. Structure of columns and rows
63. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)
64. Opposite of USB
65. Programming statement
66. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)
68. RĂ¡dio Nacional de Angola (abbr.)
69. Proportion of two numbers
77. Put into motion
78. Numerical basis for decibels (abbr.)
81. BASIC looping keyword
83. Trigonometric function equal to the ratio between the side adjacent to a given angle, and the hypotenuse
84. The "C" in CDMA
88. Unit of apparent power (abbr.)
91. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc. (abbr., pl.)
92. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)
93. Chemical symbol for radon
94. Chemical symbol for neon
95. 30 Hz to 300 Hz
96. Logs onto a hard drive
99. Empty space left in rocket fuel tank to allow for fuel expansion
100. Chemical symbol for tantalum
101. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
106. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)
109. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
111. Cooling device
112. One axis of an ellipse
114. Semiconductor device type (abbr.)
115. Shorthand for troposphere
117. Chemical symbol for terbium
118. Programmable logic device type (abbr., pl.)
119. Chemical symbol for tin
121. Type of data conversion device (abbr., pl.)
122. Causes a voltage or current waveform to gradually die out
123. Chemical symbol for lithium
124. File menu option (pl.)
126. Type of capacitor dielectric
127. Nuclear explosion byproduct harmful to electronic (abbr., pl.)
129. Chemical symbol for lutetium
130. Radio Amateurs of Canada (abbr.)
138. Chemical symbol for strontium
139. Equalizer (abbr.)
141. Chemical symbol for antimony
142. Infrared (abbr.)
144. Chemical symbol for xenon

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Electronics Themed Crossword Puzzle Solution for November 19th, 2023 - RF Cafe