Engineering Crossword Puzzle
April 1, 2012
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.
2012 Crosswords Archive
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Engineering Crossword Puzzle for April 1, 2012 - RF Cafe


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1. A control input to a counter
6. Type of reconfigurable memory (abbr., pl.)
8. Electrical overstress (abbr.)
9. Electronic warfare defense (abbr.)
11. Chemical symbol for thallium
13. International phonetic alphabet letter "I"
16. Test point (abbr.)
17. Last statement in a BASIC program
18. Chemical symbol for bromine
19. One component of a complex number (abbr.)
20. Chemical symbol for radium
22. Opposite of set
25. Chemical symbol for argon
26. Programmable logic device (abbr.)
28. Chemical symbol for lithium
29. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
30. Small computer program that performs some very useful function
32. Encased in a protective covering
34. Chemical symbol for selenium
35. Chemical symbol for praseodymium
36. 30 kHz to 300 kHz
37. Chemical symbol for silicon
38. Network department (abbr.)
39. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)
40. Teflon (abbr.)
43. Type of aircraft dope
45. Abbreviation for minimum voltage
46. Type of logic gate
47. ELI the ICE ___
48. 1/6 inch printer's measure
49. The LM741 was the first
51. Chemical symbol for polonium
52. European equivalent to the U.L.
53. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)
54. Amplifier linearity specification (abbr.)
55. Time delay (abbr.)
56. Creates an impenetrable physical barrier
61. Chemical symbol for dysprosium
62. Lowest power level capable of being demodulated (abbr.)
63. Television Interference (abbr.)
65. The "R" in RPN
66. Make equal		 1. CPU input that demands priority (2 wds.)
2. Chemical symbol for helium
3. Charged particle
4. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)
5. Base of the decimal number system
6. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)
7. Radio receiver scheme which beats or heterodynes a second radio frequency to the incoming radio signals
10. Chemical symbol for cadmium
12. Low Noise Amplifier (abbr.)
13. International Reply Coupon (abbr.)
14. Today, with 41 Down
15. English theoretical physicist who created the delta function now named after him
16. Passing of a planet in front of the sun
21. Ham slang for QSL cards, awards, special event certificates
23. Direction of carbon fiber strands
24. Circuit for maintaining constant voltage (abbr.)
26. Ratio of circumference to diameter
27. Upward force generated by an airfoil
31. Adjusted
33. Material testing organization (abbr.)
41. Today, with 14 Down
42. Effective Radiated Power (abbr.)
43. Stock symbol for National Semiconductor
44. Army-Navy specification prefix
50. Last stage in transmitter (abbr., pl.)
51. It can follow an MS
57. Using the moon as a passive reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.)
58. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)
59. Lower sideband (abbr.)
60. Large unit of apparent power (abbr.)
63. Chemical symbol for thallium
64. One port of an amplifier

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Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for April 1, 2012 - RF Cafe