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1. Gain of one amplifier 4. Its 1st derivative is a cosine wave (2 wds.) 8. U.S. Spectrum allocation
agency 10. System for guiding aircraft (abbr.) 11. Computer character set (abbr.) 13. Semiconductor
On Insulator (abbr.) 15. Electron beam particle 17. Type of transistor (abbr., pl.) 18. Chemical
symbol for tin 19. One port on a BJT 21. European equivalent to the U.L. 22. Infrared (abbr.) 23.
Rechargeable battery type (abbr.) 25. Thin Shrink Small Outline Package (abbr.) 27. One component of a
complex number (abbr.) 28. Last statement in a BASIC program 29. Nearest and furthest points to the
center of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit (pl.) 32. PC follower 33. Chemical symbol for
neptunium 34. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.) 35. High power density battery chemistry (abbr.)
37. Radio signal route 38. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.) 40. Logarithmic ratio (abbr.) 41.
Chemical symbol for selenium 42. International phonetic alphabet letter "D" 43. Discipline for aircraft
navigation in low visibility environments (abbr.) 44. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.) 45. Path
followed by a heavenly body 47. Logic gates 49. Chemical symbol for gold 50. Chemical symbol for
lanthanum 51. One port on a FET 53. Unit of length (abbr.) 54. Unwanted 60- or 120- Hz modulation due
to poor power supply filtering (2 wds.) 56. Receiver power level circuitry (abbr.) 59. Relative power
level unit (abbr.) 61. Tool for holding parts while working on them (pl.) 62. Spurious RF products
created by metal joints (abbr.) 64. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.) 66. Connector mounting wall 67.
Electro-mechanical switching device (pl.) |
1. Illumination device 2. LCD display vendor 3. With 8 Across, this website's title 4. Society of
Civil and Structural Engineers (abbr.) 5. The "N" in SNR (pl.) 6. Weight (abbr.) 7. Variable crystal
oscillator (abbr.) 9. With 3 Down, this website's title 10. PC follower 12. Continuous Tone Coded
Squelch System (abbr.) 13. Signal-to-noise ratio (abbr.) 14. Logic gates to flip logic level 16. Type
of high-tech data gathering system (abbr.) 17. JavaScript (abbr.) 18. Half of a DIP 20.
Between-series connector 23. RF region defined at less than wavelength/2/ pi (2 wds.) 24. Chemical
symbol for cadmium 25. Slang for an Amateur Radio license 26. Substance that removes electrons from
another reactant 30. Chemical symbol for silicon 31. Local Oscillator (abbr.) 33. 1e-6 mA 36.
Chemical symbol for lead 37. Last stage in a transmitter (abbr.) 39. Chemical symbol for chlorine 41.
Parameter that is a figure of merit for receiver performance in presence of multiple signals (abbr., pl.)
42. Trigger diode that conducts current only after its breakdown voltage has been exceeded momentarily (pl.)
43. One port of an amplifier 45. One port of an amplifier 46. Mr. Pascal's first name 48. Archaic
term for an outdoor antenna 49. Scheme to maintain proper frequency (abbr.) 51. Sudden, brief increase
in wind speed 52. Modulation type (abbr.) 55. Part of a screw that engages the driver 57. Type of
component package (abbr.) 58. Charged particles 60. Unit of heat 63. Chemical symbol for berkelium
65. Chemical symbol for erbium |
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