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1. An induction electromechanical device whose speed is not the
same as the frequency of the supply line (2 wds.) 8. U.S. military organization (abbr.) 9. Optical cross-connect
(abbr.) 10. Navigational device that measures star positions 15. Nuclear explosion byproduct harmful to
electronic (abbr., pl.) 17. Used logic gates 19. Opposite of set 20. Software device for tracking elapsed
time 22. Unit of length (abbr.) 23. Silicon transistor type 24. Ratio of circumference to diameter
25. First-in, first-out, abbr. 27. Miniature RF connector (pl.) 30. Co-channel rejection ratio (abbr.)
31. Move in a raster pattern 32. Network department (abbr.) 34. Chemical symbol for beryllium oxide 35.
Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.) 36. The scalar component of velocity 39. Device used to make
contact with a point to be measured 41. Receiver power level circuitry (abbr.) 42. Telecommunications Information
Network Architecture (abbr.) 43. Shortcut for transferring information across long distances 44. Miniature
RF connector 46. Half of DSB 48. Inventor of the high voltage generator that powers the Jacob's Ladder (2
wds. - 4, actually) |
2. Unit of length (abbr.) 3. "Peace Prize" endowment creator,
who made his fortune on the discovery of dynamite 4. Chemical symbol for cadmium 5. Chemical symbol for
molybdenum 6. The "O" in CMOS 7. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.) 10. Junk e-mail 11. Resistive
component of a capacitor's lumped element model (abbr.) 12. The "T" in TEM 13. Logical negation operator
14. Cause a circuit breaker to open 16. Digital logic data retention device (pl.) 18. The "E" in laser
19. Does it with a mouse 21. Web's most popular radio frequency engineering site (2 ltrs. + 1 wd.) 25. A
BPF specification (abbr.) 26. Chemical symbol for francium 28. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.) 29.
Chemical symbol for tin 33. The "T" in ATE 35. Adjust 37. Number that is divisible only by itself and
1 38. Singulated piece of IC wafer 39. Permeability-tuned oscillator (abbr.) 40. Strong, lightweight
wood 44. Chemical symbol for antimony 45. Chemical symbol for bromine 46. Chemical symbol for strontium
47. Stock symbol for Boeing |
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