Engineering Crossword Puzzle
January 6, 2013
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.
2013 Crosswords Archive
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December 29
December 22
December 15
December 8
December 1
November 24
November 17
November 10
November 3
October 27
October 20
October 13
October 6		 September 29
September 22
September 15
September 8
September 1
August 25
August 18
August 11
August 4
July 28
July 21
July 14
July 7		 June 30
June 23
June 16
June 9
June 2
May 26
May 19
May 12
May 5
April 28
April 21
April 14
April 7		 March 31
March 24
March 17
March 10
March 3
February 24
February 17
February 10
February 3
January 27
January 20
January 13
January 6

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Engineering Crossword Puzzle for Janunary 6, 2013 - RF Cafe


ACROSS DOWN
1. Counter ElectroMotive Force (abbr.)
4. Substrate for mounting components (abbr.)
7. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.)
10. Type of capacitor dielectric
14. Common gateway interface (abbr.)
15. Important inductor parameter (1 wd. + 1 ltr.)
16. Metric system (abbr.)
17. Transformer interwinding connections
19. Precision approach radar (abbr.)
20. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
21. Move from cell to cell
22. Miniature RF connector
24. Added an impurity to a semiconductor
26. Unit of weight
28. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices
30. Type of logic gate
31. Modulation technique that varies the width of pulses in a train (abbr.)
33. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards
35. Cellphone band above DCS
37. Greek letter
38. Flash caused by an electric current ionizing a gas or vapor
40. Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (abbr.)
42. Measured
45. Stock symbol for Google
46. Subatomic particle having a mass between that of an electron and a proton
48. The "U" in UHF
49. Strong, lightweight wood
50. Increment number on a series of flip-flops
51. Small representative graphics
52. Create a power supply output w/o a ground reference
54. Change from the initial value due to instability
56. Wireless phone regions
59. Thin metallic shied material around coax cable
60. Had a chemically induced effect
62. Small DIP package (abbr.)
63. Logic family (abbr.)
64. Type of logic gate
65. Stock symbol for Lockheed Martin
67. Signal-to-noise ratio (abbr.)
68. Gun safety and education organization (abbr.)
69. Antenna (abbr.)
71. Abbreviation for acknowledge (also a common word used by Bill the Cat)
74. Ham's code for "What is the name of your station?"
75. Data transmission pathways
77. Peak envelope power (abbr.)
80. Raise a number to the 3rd power
82. Last statement in a BASIC program
83. Miniature threaded RF connector
85. Elemental compound used for microwave frequency reference oscillators (abbr., pl.)
87. Greek letter
88. Generate a periodic signal
89. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)
90. The "R" in BER
91. Digital storage oscilloscope (abbr.)
92. File name extension for an ASCII file
93. High electron mobility transistor		 1. Closed Circuit Television (abbr.)
2. Enhanced Graphics Adapter (abbr.)
3. Unit of processor calculation speed (abbr.)
4. Silicon transistor type (abbr.)
5. Encased in a protective covering
6. Its chemical symbol is B
7. Summer
8. A disk operation
9. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
11. Small representative graphic
12. Early computer display screen resolution (abbr.)
13. Mechanical engineering organization (abbr.)
18. Miniature threaded RF connector
21. Type of memory
23. Graphics file extension
25. The tip of a PCB probe
26. Base of the binary number system
27. Frequency response graphs (2 wd.)
29. Cellphone band below PCS
31. It can follow an MS
32. Two or more satellites configured to communicate between themselves (hyph.)
33. Type of data storage IC
34. Satellite TV system
36. Measured
37. Filter supplier located in Gaithersburg, MD
38. Online service
39. Early computer display screen resolution (abbr.)
41. On a waveform, a _____ min or max
43. The "U" in UHF
44. Change from the initial value due to instability
45. State of matter (pl.)
47. Logical negation operator
49. Low- to mid- frequency RF connector
52. Fast Fourier transform (abbr.)
53. Lubricant
55. Small representative graphics
57. Line of Sight (abbr.)
58. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
60. Rádio Nacional de Angola (abbr.)
61. Direct Memory Access (abbr.)
64. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.)
66. ___/IP scheme for networked connectivity
68. The design component of total product cost (abbr.)
69. Relating to sound
70. Engineer who experimented with extremely high voltages
72. Send Morse Code
73. Adjacent Channel Power Ratio (abbr.)
74. Amplifier vendor in Palm Bay, FL, now part of Spectrum Microwave
75. Low- to mid- frequency connectors
76. Miniature threaded RF connector (pl.)
78. Teflon (abbr.)
79. Very small aperture terminal
81. Country of RF Cafe's residency
82. IC killer (abbr.)
84. System for guiding aircraft (abbr.)
86. Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.)


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Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for Janunary 6, 2013 - RF Cafe