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This custom RF Cafe electronics-themed crossword puzzle for May 7th contains
words and clues which pertain exclusively to the subjects of electronics, science,
physics, mechanics, engineering, power distribution, astronomy, chemistry, etc.
If you do see names of people
or places, they are intimately related to the aforementioned areas of study.
Being that "G" is the 7th letter of the alphabet, it is used as the first and/or
last letter of many words in today's crossword puzzle. As
always, you will find no references to numbnut movie stars or fashion designers.
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acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words
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1. Protection device for preventing electrical shock
(abbr.)
4. Aerodynamic opposition to thrust
7. The Wright Flyer had an upper
one and a lower one
10. Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
13. High frequency semiconductor
(abbr.)
14. ________ _____ - Degrees of separation between two lines meeting
at a common vertex (2 wds., abbr.)
15. A common battery cell size
16. Aerodynamic
opposition to thrust
18. Centimeter (abbr.)
19. The cell band above DCN
21. Unit of current
22. Chemical symbol for selenium
23. Exponent that returns
the original number
25. Unit of energy
27. Key feature in a high level overvoltage
protection device
29. Conductor size unit (abbr.)
30. Maximally flat group
delay filter function
32. Network controller
35. 1/2 of a byte
38. FCC's
Universal Licensing System (abbr.)
40. A line on a map which joins points of
equal pressure
43. 2/3 of a triac
44. Device for converting electrical signals
into sound
48. 10E-1 numerical prefix
49. Chemical symbol for strontium
50. Time Division Multiple Access
52. Divide a signal into into chunks for sampling
55. Chemical symbol for tin
56. Part of a gyroscope that facilitates free movement
of the reference sphere (pl.)
59. Configuring a switch to make electrical contact
62. National Television System Committee (abbr.)
63. Electromagnetic (abbr.)
64. Opposite of a LO
65. Increase voltage linearly
66. Type of transistor
(abbr., pl.)
70. Apple's popular cellular communications device (pl.)
74.
Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo
76. Bit error rate tester (abbr.)
78. Hub of the solar system (pl.)
79. Chemical symbol for silver
81. Receiver
power level circuitry (abbr.)
84. Point in an revolving object's orbit that is
closest to the body it is orbiting
87. Geometric entity with only length
89.
Creating a corona
92. Automatic network analyzer (abbr.)
93. European space
probe which visited Halley's comet
95. A digital counter input line to establish
an initial value
98. A listing of the conditions of the Earth’s magnetic field
as measured at Boulder, CO
101. Newest buzz phrase for ubiquitous remote control
and monitoring of everything (abbr.)
103. Using Earth's natural satellite as
a passive reflector to establish a signal path (abbr.)
104. Miniature threaded
RF connector
105. Mr. de Forest's first name
106. Electromagnetic (abbr.)
108. Low- to mid- frequency RF connector
109. The system than converts common
website names to IP addresses (abbr.)
111. Chemical symbol for dysprosium
112. 36 inches
114. Unit of time (abbr.)
117. Morse Code for "from"
118.
Branch of the armed forces
120. One state of matter
121. Equipment
122.
Sudden, brief increase in wind speed
123. Yttrium Aluminum Garnet |
1. Chemical symbol for gallium
2. Crystal surface
3. FCC Part 15 rules apply in this band (abbr.)
4. SIP x 2
5. Radio Amateur
Civil Emergency Service (abbr.)
6. Chemical symbol for gadolinium
7. Write-Once
(abbr.)
8. Narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone System (abbr.)
9. Key feature
in a high level overvoltage protection device
10. 36 in. (abbr., pl.)
11.
Length times width
12. Chemical symbol for gallium
13. Common zero voltage
reference point (pl.)
17. First man to orbit the earth - Yuri _______
20.
The design component of total product cost (abbr.)
21. A common battery cell
size
24. Keyboard key
26. ____ Logic: Name give to devices surrounding and
assisting processors
27. Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
28. Amateur radio operator
who is qualified to administer Amateur Radio licensing examinations (abbr., pl.)
30. Largest broadcaster in the UK (abbr.)
31. Chemical symbol for selenium
33. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)
34. Unit of length equal to
5.5 yards
36. Type of digital filter (abbr.)
37. Stock symbol for Boeing
39. Be behind in phase
41. Chemical symbol for beryllium
42. Automatic Calibration
System (abbr.)
44. Miniature threaded RF connector
45. Color set
46. Occlusion
of one heavenly body by another
47. Greek letter
50. Chemical symbol for thulium
51. Logarithmic ratio (abbr.)
53. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)
54. Ratio
of circumference to diameter
56. Global System for Mobile Communications (abbr.)
57. Current-voltage phase mnemonic
58. "Texting" (abbr.)
59. Type of distribution,
squared
60. The design component of total product cost (abbr.)
61. One state
of matter
67. Chemical symbol for antimony
68. Chemical symbol for iron
69. Effective Radiated Power (abbr.)
71. Color quality
72. Switch position
73. Unit of time (abbr.)
74. The force which keeps heavenly bodies in their orbits
75. Resistive component of a capacitor's lumped element model (abbr.)
77. Chemical
element abbreviated Sn
79. Antenna (abbr.)
80. Which branch of mathematics
deals with the shape and area of the earth
82. Chemical symbol for scandium
83. Input intercept point (abbr.)
85. The "R" in BER
86. High frequency semiconductor
(abbr.)
87. Shorthand for liquid oxygen
88. Network department (abbr.)
90. Non-return to zero (abbr.)
91. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo
93. Chemical symbol for gadolinium
94. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE
96. One
of four lines used in ferrite core memories
97. Science of assuring operation
amid dense EM background noise (abbr.)
99. Intermodulation distortion (abbr.)
100. Logic gates
102. Prefix meaning ground or earth
105. Constellation :
The lyre
107. Lowest power level capable of being demodulated (abbr.)
108.
A semi-automatic mechanical code key
110. Adjust a pot
111. 24 hours
113.
Chemical symbol for silver
115. Chemical symbol for chromium
116. Mass unit
(abbr.)
119. Chemical symbol for magnesium |
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