Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle
March 13, 2011

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.

2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzles

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RF Cafe - Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle for 3/13/2011


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1. On a waveform, a _____ min or max
6. Chemical symbol for krypton
7. Short video segments
13. A flip-flop input
15. Inventor of the incandescent light bulb
17. Unit of length (abbr.)
18. 4th rock from the sun
21. Chemical symbol for mendelevium
22. BlackBerry or Palm for example (abbr.)
24. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)
26. Chemical symbol for gallium
27. Computer interconnection scheme (abbr.)
28. Adjust a pot
30. Chemical symbol for lithium
32. One port of an amplifier
34. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
36. European equivalent to the U.L.
37. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
38. Opposite of I.D.
40. Aircraft tracking system (pl.)
43. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.
44. Chemical symbol for mercury
45. More than one XCVR
47. Chemical symbol for europium
48. A gaseous substance that can be liquefied by pressure alone
50. Largest broadcaster in the UK (abbr.)
53. Chemical symbol for chlorine
54. Gun safety and education organization (abbr.)
56. Home state of Los Alamos lab (abbr.)
58. The antiparticle of an electron
61. Chemical symbol for bismuth
62. European spectrum allocation agency (abbr.)
63. Opening for airflow
65. Primary U.S. standards organization founded in 1918 (abbr.)
66. Paper printout of a document (2 wds.)
70. Type of high frequency circuit substrate (abbr.)
72. Chemical symbol for palladium
73. A measure of receiver quality (abbr.)
74. Chemical symbol for strontium
75. Modulation type (abbr.)
77. Chemical symbol for xenon
78. ______ velocity - speed necessary to become free of the Earth's gravitational force
81. Type of programmable device (abbr.)
83. What number is defined as a one followed by 100 noughts
86. Chemical symbol for scandium
87. Opposite of O.D.
88. Chemical symbol for tantalum
90. What is the result of multiplying the mass of an object by its velocity
95. Upper frequency (abbr.)
96. Unit of time (abbr.)
98. Type of component package (abbr.)
100. Chemical symbol for thallium
101. Broadband Signal Intrusion (abbr.)
103. Advanced Communication Technologies and Services (abbr.)
105. Transformer interwinding connection
107. Plane that the sun makes with the earth
108. Logic gate to flip logic level
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1. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)
2. Method of connecting redundant power supplies
3. Counter ElectroMotive Force (abbr.)
4. Mechanical engineering organization (abbr.)
5. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)
7. Chemical symbol for cadmium
8. International phonetic alphabet letter "L"
9. Integrated Services Digital Network (abbr.)
10. Chemical symbol for polonium
11. Chemical symbol for tin
12. Filter with more than one frequency band going from separate ports to a common port
14. Chemical symbol for thulium
15. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
16. Calculus operation
19. Chemical symbol for silver
20. Chemical symbol for radium
23. The "D" in CD
25. Powers pneumatic devices
27. Akin to WAC, only just in America
29. Reflected radar or sonar signal
31. Type of logic gate
33. 1e-6 mA
34. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
35. Government program to bring electricity to farms (abbr.)
39. 2 x SSB
41. 10^-1 numerical prefix
42. Automated universal inductance tester - watch that 3rd letter, (abbr.)
43. Very large unit of apparent power (abbr.)
46. An opening for airflow (pl.)
49. The tip of a PCB probe
51. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)
52. Chemical symbol for cobalt
54. Chemical symbol for nobelium
55. Chemical symbol for radon
57. Degree of IC sophistication (abbr.)
59. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
60. Greek letter
61. 10 decibels
62. Last keyword in a BASIC subroutine (pl.)
64. Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (abbr.)
65. Antenna effective area
66. Gary Breed's fine magazine on RF & microwaves topics (abbr.)
67. Type of high speed Internet service (abbr.)
68. Error checking scheme (abbr.)
69. Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
71. Relating to cell phones
73. Chemical symbol for neptunium
76. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
79. Chemical symbol for cesium
80. Abbreviation for acknowledge (also a common word used by Bill the Cat)
81. Modulation technique (abbr.)
82. Type of computer display (abbr.)
84. Lubricant
85. Chemical symbol for gadolinium
89. Chemical symbol for arsenic
91. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)
92. A keyboard key
93. Nordic Mobile Telephone
94. Electrical safety organization (abbr.)
95. Unit of length (abbr.)
97. MS's server-side script engine for dynamically-generated web pages (abbr.)
99. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.)
101. Chemical symbol for bismuth
102. Network department (abbr.)
103. Type of current flow (abbr.)
104. Chemical symbol for silicon
105. Boob tube (abbr.)
106. Chemical symbol for praseodymium



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RF Cafe - Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle Solution for 3/13/2011