Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle
November 7, 2010

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.

2010 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzles

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- Dec 19, Dec 12, Dec 5
- Nov 28, Nov 21, Nov 14, Nov 7
- Oct 31, Oct 24, Oct 17, Oct 10, Oct 3
- Sep 26, Sep 12, Sep 5
- Aug 29, Aug 22
- Jul 25, Jul 18, Jul 11, Jul 4
- Jun 27, Jun 20, Jun 13, Jun 6
- May 30, May 23, May 16, May 9, May 2
- Apr 25, Apr 18, Apr 11, Apr 4
- Mar 28, Mar 21, Mar 14, Mar 7
- Feb 28, Feb 21, Feb 14, Feb 7
- Jan 31, Jan 24, Jan 17, Jan 10, Jan 3

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RF Cafe - Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle, 11/7/2010



ACROSS DOWN
1. ________ Microwave, RF components & systems manufacturer w/HQ in Fairview, PA
4. Noise source and measurement company in Parsippany, NJ
8. Band between RF and BB
11. More than one XCVR
13. Million multiply accumulate operations (abbr.)
15. 2 GHz to 4 GHz
18. Unit of resistance
19. Hybrid coupler vendor in East Syracuse, NY
20. Miniature RF connector
21. Radio Direction Finding (abbr.)
23. Chemical symbol for gallium
25. Keyboard key
27. RF ____, the world's best engineering website
28. Circuit configuration w/feedback (2 wds.)
31. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards (pl.)
34. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)
36. It can follow an MS
38. Extremely high strength fiber used in explosion-proof enclosures & bullet-proof vests
41. ___ Test, new & reconditioned TE dealer in Apopka, FL
43. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)
44. Mathematical transform for going between frequency and time domains
45. Audio Frequency Shift Keying (abbr.)
46. Superior magnetic shielding material
47. One type of electron spin
48. ___ Systems, high power Mil-Spec wireless networking amplifiers and RF systems, in East Orange, NJ
49. The "G" in GPS
50. U.S. military organization (abbr.)
51. Ham-ese for Young Lady
56. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
58. Stream of electrons
61. Type of transistor (abbr.)
62. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
64. Ratio of circumference to diameter
65. 3-phase transformer configuration
66. ELI the ICE ___
68. Powerful celestial radio source
71. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE
72. LED manufacturer in Palatine, IL
73. Miniature RF connector (pl.)
74. Common Object Request Broker Service
76. Unit of time (abbr.)
78. Creating a code version of a semiconductor device
79. Geometrical body, similar to a prism, that has end faces which have the same number of sides but which are not equal		 1. Chemical symbol for selenium
2. Integrate data onto a carrier wave
3. Short for terminal
5. Miniature RF connector
6. Constellation : The crab
7. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
8. A false signal produced in a superheterodyne receiver’s circuitry
9. Unit of capacitance
10. RFIC/MMIC design house in Milpitas, CA (4 ltrs. + 1 wd.)
12. 30 MHz to 300 MHz
13. Chemical symbol for manganese
14. European equivalent to the U.L.
16. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices
17. Grouping of I/Q modulation vectors
21. Radio frequency interference (abbr.)
22. FCC's Universal Licensing System (abbr.)
24. Telex-Over-Radio (abbr.)
26. Sample group
29. _______ Microwave, SSPA manufacturer in Trenton, NJ; also a type of jet fighter
30. RF signal loss in a transmission line
32. A Ham's operating enclosure
33. Strong cable covering
35. Common shorthand reference for a capacitor
36. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.)
37. ___ Systems, high power Mil-Spec wireless networking amplifiers and RF systems, in East Orange, NJ
39. Variable Frequency Oscillator
40. Opposite of MSB
41. Manufacturer of project boxes
42. Semiconductor lamp
43. Direction of carbon fiber strands
52. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)
53. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
54. Be behind in phase
55. Gary Breed's fine magazine on RF & microwaves topics (abbr.)
57. British astronomer ... Halley
59. The LM741 was the first
60. The "D" in CD (pl.)
61. RF connector & cable connector manufacturer located in Taiwan
63. Person responsible for program spending (abbr.)
65. BER, 8 bits at a time
67. Apollo 11 astronaut ____ Armstrong
69. Unit of time (abbr.)
70. Chemical symbol for arsenic
71. Charged particles
75. Unit of length (abbr.)
77. Chemical symbol for cadmium


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RF Cafe - Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle Solution, 11/7/2010