Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle
August 28, 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 & Microwave Crossword Puzzle, August 28, 2011 - RF Cafe


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1. A processed or unprocessed semiconductor substrate (pl.)
3. Describes a PCB metallization (2 wds.)
10. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)
11. Filter type (abbr.)
13. Inventor of the pre-quantum atomic model
14. Chemical symbol for aluminum
15. _____ or mark, in digital transmission
19. Dislocation in lattice structure
23. Low altitude earth orbit
25. Describes stationary charges
28. MS's server-side script engine for dynamically-generated web pages (abbr.)
29. Sample groups
30. Type of memory
32. Chemical symbol for silicon
33. Electrical overstress (abbr.)
34. Software language by Borland
40. Voltage-current phase mnemonic
41. Max or min voltage of a waveform (abbr.)
42. Chemical symbol for neptunium
43. In-phase
45. Shorthand for oxygen
46. Positive voltage lead color
48. Amateur Radio Direction Finding (abbr.)
49. Test equipment manufacturer, now Agilent (abbr.)
50. One component of a complex number (abbr.)
51. Part of a FOR loop
52. Chemical symbol for scandium
54. Chemical symbol for argon
55. Printer resolution abbreviation
57. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
58. Area outside the passband (pl.)
60. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
62. Ham's code for "Shall I send more slowly?"
63. Chemical symbol for chromium
64. Chemical symbol for holmium
65. Chemical symbol for cadmium
66. Chemical symbol for radium
67. Network department (abbr.)
68. Advanced Communication Technologies and Services (abbr.)
70. Constellation : The lion
72. One port of an amplifier
73. Technology dealing with the design, construction, and operation of robots
77. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
79. Chemical symbol for mendelevium
80. BlackBerry or Palm for example (abbr.)
82. Basic storage unit of a database
83. Adjust a pot
84. Astronomical Unit (93E6 miles)
85. Temporary Engineering Change document (abbr.)
86. The "V" in VLF
87. Precision landing system (abbr.)
89. Perform a calculus function
96. Light
98. Under self-control (prefix)
99. Theoretical
100. A measure of receiver quality (abbr.)
102. Total Access Communication System (abbr.)
104. Miniature threaded RF connector
105. Chemical symbol for strontium
106. (Repeater Term) A code to activate a repeater function e.g. auto patch, link etc. (2 wds)
107. Integral of the magnetic vector field over a surface (pl.)		 1. Measured distance of a cycle from beginning to end
2. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)
4. Chemical symbol for lead
5. End of Life (abbr.)
6. Moon of Saturn discovered in 1672
7. Vector multiplication that returns a vector value (pl.)
8. A common battery cell size
9. The lowest region of the ionosphere found approximately 25 to 55 miles above Earth (hyph.)
11. Chemical symbol for beryllium oxide
12. Fast Fourier transform (abbr.)
15. Adjusts a pot
16. Personal communication system
17. PC follower
18. Chemical symbol for chromium
20. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
21. PC follower
22. Electrical conductor
24. A sudden and temporary increase in voltage, current, or power
26. Open-______ or closed-______ system
27. Home state of NORAD
31. A circuit that takes two or more input signals, and produces an output that includes the sum and difference of those signal frequencies (pl.)
34. U.S. military organization (abbr.)
35. 30 GHz to 300 GHz
36. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)
37. Chemical symbol for praseodymium
38. Chemical symbol for helium
39. Something added to slow a chemical reaction
43. Unintentionally impress a signal on a transmission line
44. Test point (abbr.)
47. Antenna gain unit (abbr.)
48. Automatic Testing, Evaluation & Reporting (abbr.)
52. Describes a flexible cable's conductor
53. Chemical symbol for cobalt
56. It can follow an MS (l.)
58. Code used for automating software task
59. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
61. 5,878,625,373,184 miles (pl.)
62. Ham's code for "Are you busy?"
67. Infrared (abbr.)
68. Powers pneumatic devices
69. Imaging device (abbr.)
71. Computer messaging service
74. Chemical symbol for beryllium
75. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)
76. Part of a FOR loop
77. Scheduling graph type
78. Plasma atmosphere layer of the sun
81. Asynchronous Communication Interface Adapter (abbr.)
83. Impenetrable physical barrier
86. Circuit element connecting PCB layers
88. Miniature threaded RF connector (pl.)
90. Upper frequency (abbr.)
91. Unit of length (abbr.)
92. Electrical overstress (abbr.)
93. Electronics Industry Association (abbr.)
94. Chemical symbol for neodymium
95. Test equipment (abbr.)
97. Personal communication system
101. A BPF specification (abbr.)
103. Chemical symbol for scandium
105. Chemical symbol for selenium


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RF & Microwave Crossword Puzzle Solution, August 28, 2011 - RF Cafe