RF & Microwave Crossword Puzzle
June 16, 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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RF & Microwave Crossword Puzzle for 6/16/2013 - RF Cafe


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1. Geometric solid having a square base and triangular sides
5. Network controller
10. __________ approximation DAC
18. PC follower
19. 1.602E-19 Joules
21. High frequency semiconductor (abbr.)
22. High power density battery chemistry (abbr.)
23. Sporadic E-layer ionospheric propagation (hyph.)
25. Opposite of I.D.
27. Powerful mathematics software used by engineers
31. Upper frequency (abbr.)
32. Chemical symbol for bismuth
33. Chemical symbol for magnesium
35. Digital transmission figure of merit (abbr.)
36. One component of a complex number (abbr.)
37. Substrate for mounting components (abbr.)
39. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.
40. Current-voltage phase mnemonic
42. Diode circuit to restrain voltage input (pl.)
46. Direct Digital Synthesis (abbr.)
47. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)
49. Opposite of set
52. Spurious signals
54. IC socket type for easy insertion & removal (abbr., pl.)
55. Nordic Mobile Telephone
56. Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (abbr.)
58. Chemical symbol for gadolinium
59. Form/fit/function replacement
61. Logarithmic ratio (abbr.)
62. Low- to mid- frequency RF connector
63. Stock symbol for Texas Instruments
65. Indium Gallium Arsenide semiconductor
70. User Datagram Protocol
71. Chemical symbol for thallium
72. Precision landing system (abbr.)
74. One state of matter
75. Extracting information from a modulated signal
77. RĂ¡dio Nacional de Angola (abbr.)
78. Radio Direction Finding (abbr.)
79. Type of logic gate
80. Method of sending high-speed digital signals on electric distribution wires, a Ham's nemesis (abbr.)
81. Luminous atmospheric phenomenon
82. Colorado Springs military school (abbr.)
83. It can follow an MS
84. Chemical symbol for gallium
85. Maximally flat group delay filter function
87. Chemical symbol for lead
89. Network device that takes commands from another similar device
91. Software drafting tool (abbr.)
92. Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (abbr.)
94. Capable of operating from land or water
99. International phonetic alphabet letter "O"
101. Chemical symbol for nickel
102. Family of ICs with a certain component density level (abbr.)
104. Types of amplifier, slang (pl.)
105. Common gateway interface (abbr.)
106. Chemical symbol for scandium
108. Transmit Incremental Tuning (abbr.)
110. Local Oscillator (abbr.)
111. 1/000 of an inch
113. Chemical symbol for gold
114. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
115. Chemical symbol for nobelium
116. The star Alpha Geminorum
120. Chemical symbol for nickel
121. Radio navigation system
123. Fail-____ switch
126. Name given to the most frequently occurring number in a series of numbers
128. Chemical symbol for aluminum
129. Test point (abbr.)
131. Configuration __________, design group that tracks product revisions
132. Metric length units
133. What type of nuclear reaction powers an atom bomb
1. Output following input in a linear manner
2. Chemical symbol for radium
3. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (abbr.)
4. Keyboard key
6. Chemical symbol for silver
7. Fail-____ switch
8. Greek letter
9. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
10. Chemical symbol for silicon
11. One type of electron spin
12. Heavenly body having a tail
13. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
14. Half of DSB
15. Term for asymmetry of a statistical distribution
16. Type of digital filter (abbr.)
17. Abbreviation for peak voltage
20. Unit of apparent power (abbr.)
22. International phonetic alphabet letter "L"
24. Maximally flat group delay equation (2 wds.)
26. Type of current
28. Modulation type (abbr.)
29. Temporary Engineering Change document (abbr.)
30. Steady-state voltage reference
32. Spurious signal produced in a receiver
34. Vacuum tube element (pl.)
36. Radio Direction Finding (abbr.)
38. Glues together
41. Lunar depression
42. Be behind in phase
43. Network department (abbr.)
44. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)
45. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
46. Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss
48. Miniature RF connector
50. Computer communication schemes (abbr.)
51. Science of assuring operation amid dense EM background noise (abbr.)
53. Audible emanation
54. Compress a computer file
57. Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator
60. BlackBerry or Palm for example (abbr.)
62. Strong, lightweight wood
64. Type of logic gate
66. Gun safety and education organization (abbr.)
67. Image file format name extension (pl.)
68. ______ Devices, IC manufacturer headquartered in Norwood, MA
69. Chemical symbol for silver
71. Time delay (abbr.)
73. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
74. World's first satellite navigation system, abbr.
75. Chemical symbol for ruthenium
76. A gaseous substance that can be liquefied by pressure alone (pl.)
77. Moon of Saturn discovered in 1672
78. The base of a number system
80. 10 decibels
81. International phonetic alphabet letter "A"
83. Common plastic insulation type (abbr.)
84. Gallium nitride chemical symbol
85. Broadband Signal Intrusion (abbr.)
86. Science of assuring operation amid dense EM background noise (abbr.)
88. Data transmission pathway
90. Application Specific Integrated Circuit (abbr.)
93. Digital storage oscilloscope (abbr.)
95. Artech _____, technical book publisher
96. Internet protocol (abbr.)
97. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)
98. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
100. Readability, Signal, and Tone (QoS report type)
103. Type of capacitor dielectric
105. The "C" in CDMA
107. Chemical symbol for cobalt
109. One port of an amplifier
111. ELI the ICE ___
112. Be behind in phase
115. Logical negation operator
117. A common battery cell size
118. Below ELF
119. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.)
121. Chemical symbol for tantalum
122. Chemical symbol for neon
124. Army-Navy specification prefix
125. Unit of length (abbr.)
126. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.
127. Chemical symbol for erbium
130. Ratio of circumference to diameter

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RF & Microwave Crossword Puzzle Solution for 6/16/2013 - RF Cafe