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2010 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzles
 Take a well-deserved break and try your hand at some of these goodies.
Every word in the RF Cafe crossword puzzles is specifically related to engineering,
mathematics, and science. There are no generic backfill words like many other puzzles
give you, so you'll never see a clue asking for the name of a movie star or a mountain
on the Russia-China border.
All of these crossword puzzles were created using the fabulous
Crossword Express (now called "Magnum Opus") software.
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ACROSS
1. Semiconductor company based in Norwood, MA (2wd.)
10. Chemical symbol for cadmium
12. Cooling device
13. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)
14. Facsimile
15. Ham's code for "Shall
I increase power?"
16. Related to FM by a differential
18. Workplace safety group (abbr.)
20. Type of
data conversion device (abbr.)
22. Pure carrier (abbr.)
23. Government program to bring electricity to
farms (abbr.)
24. Mr. Tesla's first name
26. Radio Direction Finding (abbr.)
27. Unix, Linux or
Windows (abbr.)
28. Programmable logic device (abbr.)
29. Unit for 1,000,000 watt-seconds (abbr.)
30.
Type of current
31. Ham's code for "What is the correct time?"
32. Opposite of O.D.
34.
Voltage-controlled oscillator (abbr.)
35. Infrared (abbr.)
37. Opposite of I.D.
38. Unit of length (abbr.)
39. One component of a complex number (abbr.)
41.
Chemical symbol for tin
42. Minutes of Use (abbr.)
43. Chemical symbol for californium
44. Beat
frequency oscillator (abbr.)
45. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)
47. Unit of liquid measure (abbr.)
48. Semiconductor lamp
49. Chemical symbol for selenium
50. Printer
resolution measure (abbr.)
52. Mr. Morse's first name
56. Type of digital filter (abbr.)
57. Network
department (abbr.)
59. Half of DSB
61. Electronic assembly transport container
63. Chemical symbol for
platinum
64. One port of an amplifier
65. 2 x SSB
67. Method of connecting redundant power supplies
68. ___ Industries, RF switch & attenuator manufacturer located in Indianapolis, IN
70. Home state of Los
Alamos lab (abbr.)
71. Antenna manufacturer in Merlin, OR (2 wds.)
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DOWN
1. Mathematical model for an inexact representation of a function
2. Range of tones detectible by the human
ear (abbr.)
3. Be behind in phase
4. Switch position
5. Plane circular area
6. Reflected radar or
sonar signal
7. Band between RF and BB
8. Software drafting tool (abbr.)
9. Fremont, CA based company that designs, develops and markets
high-performance, analog and mixed-signal silicon solutions for the worldwide communications infrastructure.
10. Error checking scheme (abbr.)
11. Device for translating higher frequencies to lower frequencies (2
wds.)
17. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.
18. Lubricant
19. Chemical symbol for aluminum
21. CDMA
Development Group (abbr.)
24. _____ Microwave East (part of L3-Com), RF component manufacturer located in
Hauppauge, NY
25. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices
28. Permeability-tuned oscillator (abbr.)
30. Digital Communication System (abbr.)
32. Network department (abbr.)
33. RF shielding manufacturer
headquartered in Easton, PA
36. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards
38. Small unit of capacitance (abbr.)
40. Effective filing date (legal abbr.)
43. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.)
46. Hz
48. Mr.
de Forest's first name
49. Half of a DIP
51. Integrated Services Digital Network (abbr.)
53. PC
follower
54. Earth's natural satellite
55. UMTS terrestrial radio access (abbr.)
58. Add two or more
inputs
60. Base Station Transceivers (abbr.)
62. Scheme to maintain proper frequency (abbr.)
66. Chemical symbol for beryllium
68. Intel x86 command
for " jump if above"
69. Weight (abbr.) |
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