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10/8/2007 Engineering Crossword Puzzle
Note: A standard for crossword puzzles is when all words in a clue are capitalized, the solution is the abbreviation or acronym for that clue; e.g., Alternating Current = AC.
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ACROSS 2. 1/000 of an amp 4. The "E" in FEM 8. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform, abbr. 11. Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment 13. Length times width, pl. 16. 10^2 numerical prefix 17. Physical quantity defined as being the work done per unit time 18. RF passive device manufacturer in Bay Shore, NY 20. This often uses bullets 22. Less than 24. Plane geometric figure that has eight straight sides 27. Chemical symbol for silicon 28. Chemical symbol for holmium 29. Abbreviation for polypropylene 30. Chemical symbol for mendelevium 31. Multivibrator type 34. Occlusion of one heavenly body by another 37. Loose end of a cable 38. RF computer network, abbr. 39. One port on a FET 42. A not-for-profit systems engineering company headquartered in Bedford, MA 46. Wireless IC company bought by Sirenza in 2002 (which was bought by RFMD in 2007) 47. Unintentionally changes the oscillator frequency 48. Unit of time 49. Sounding device vehicles 50. Surface mount, abbr.
DOWN 1. Software engineering tool, abbr. 2. Top layers of an IC that connect the circuit elements 3. Leaded component type 4. "The father of the atomic bomb" 5. Type of capacitor 6. Convergence point on Vce axis of collector current curves 7. Mathematical expansion 8. Fan vendor in Farmington, CT 9. Its chemical symbol is Pa 10. British Aerospace Electronics 11. Chemical symbol for scandium 12. Chemical symbol for radon 14. Modern battlefield technique, abbr. 15. Chemical symbol for strontium 19. One component of a complex number, abbr. 21. Integrated Circuit 22. Solid State PA 23. Unit of CPU speed 25. Units of resistance 26. Current summing point 32. VHF, UHF, ISM, for example 33. Chemical symbol for lithium 35. Chemical symbol for chlorine 36. LEDs, incandescents, fluorescents, et al 39. Ham abbreviation for "distant station" 40. Government program to bring electricity to farms. abbr. 41. Modulation type, abbr. 43. Chemical symbol for thallium 44. 30 Hz to 300 Hz 45. Type of flip-flop
Answer below
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RF Cafe Erie, PA (814) 833-1967
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