Engineering Crossword Puzzle
October 27, 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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Crossword Puzzle for the BYU Engineering Department, October 27, 2013 - RF Cafe


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1. Controlled impedance transmission line on a substrate (pl.)
9. Antenna (abbr.)
10. Silicon transistor type (abbr.)
11. Color quality
12. Chemical symbol for bromine
13. One type of electron spin
17. Pure carrier (abbr.)
19. 300 kHz to 3 MHz
21. The "B" in BYU
23. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)
24. Containing more than two ports
27. One component of a complex number (abbr.)
29. Coordinated Universal Time (abbr.)
31. Online auction site
32. Opposite of O.D.
33. Unit of liquid measure (abbr.)
37. Specialized mobile radio (abbr.)
38. Chemical symbol for strontium
39. Lowest ranges of system frequencies
43. Unit of liquid volume
44. Integrate data onto a carrier wave
47. Change from a "1" to a "0"
49. Internet mail protocol (abbr.)
51. The "Ge" in SiGe
56. Chemical symbol for selenium
57. Add solder to tip of iron
58. Related to FM by a differential
59. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)
60. Technical drawing structure
61. Oscillator type that is referenced to an external source (abbr.)
66. Ham-ese for Young Lady
67. Came together, as with two plotted lines
71. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
72. Interpretted encoded data
74. Morse Code for "from"
75. 1e3 uV
76. Unit of length (abbr.)
78. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)
79. Indium phosphide
82. Network file transfer protocol (abbr.)
84. Communication between stations by reflecting the radio waves off of the ionosphere
86. The property of mutual attraction between two bodies of matter
1. Chemical symbol for manganese
2. International Telecommunications Union
3. Chemical symbol for radon
4. The LM741 was the first
5. Chemical symbol for tin
6. Chemical symbol for rubidium
7. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
8. Sudden, short-lived increas in voltage or current
9. Chemical symbol for argon
12. Bandwidth (abbr.)
14. Short for potentiometer
15. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
16. _________ University Press, technical book publisher
17. Chemical symbol for californium
18. Greek letter used for frequency
20. BASIC looping keyword
21. Unit of heat
22. International Reply Coupon (abbr.)
23. The "U" in BYU
25. Local Oscillator (abbr.)
26. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)
28. Generate frequencies with divide-by-N circuitry
30. Time division duplex (abbr.)
31. Nuclear explosion byproduct harmful to electronics (abbr.)
33. Ham's code for "Shall I increase power?"
34. Intel x86 command for " jump if above"
35. Chemical symbol for iron
36. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
38. Caused EM signals to disperse randomly
39. Chemical symbol for beryllium
40. Network configuration type
41. Electron beam particle
42. Stock symbol for National Instruments
45. Decimeter (abbr.)
46. Chemical symbol for nobelium
47. Chemical symbol for thulium
48. Global System for Mobile Communications (abbr.)
50. Type of chart
52. High-speed logic family
53. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
54. Chemical symbol for niobium
55. Unit of time (abbr.)
61. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.)
62. Display type
63. Type of logic gate
64. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo
65. Chemical symbol for mercury
66. The "Y" in BYU
68. Third largest asteroid
69. Angular speed unit
70. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
71. 1.602E-19 Joules
73. Equalizer (abbr.)
75. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
77. Unit of admittance
78. Test point (abbr.)
80. Chemical symbol for praseodymium
81. Kilovolts (abbr.)
82. Unit of length (abbr.)
83. Chemical symbol for platinum
85. Switch position



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Crossword Puzzle Solution for the BYU Engineering Department, October 27, 2013 - RF Cafe