RF & Microwave Crossword Puzzle
August 11, 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 Engineering Crossword Puzzle for August 11, 2013 -  RF Cafe


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1. Its chemical symbol is S
6. One cutoff frequency specification for a bandpass filter
11. SIP x 2
12. Unit of length (abbr.)
14. Type of rechargeable battery (abbr., pl.)
16. Abbreviation for peak voltage
17. *HERMETIC
20. Part of this website's title
21. Oscillator type that is referenced to an external source (abbr.)
22. RF ____, the world's best engineering website
24. Chemical symbol for nickel
25. Telex-Over-Radio (abbr.)
28. Collection of electronic records
32. Keyboard key
34. 1E6 nanoseconds
35. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)
38. Image file format name extension
40. Unit of liquid measure (abbr.)
41. Software for mathematical calculations
42. Computer "brain" (abbr.)
43. "Calling any amateur radio station"
45. Used logic gates
47. UMTS terrestrial radio access (abbr.)
49. Chemical symbol for erbium
51. Upper Sideband (abbr.)
53. Central region in a FET
56. Ham abbreviation for "distant station"
57. Graphics file extension
59. Permeability-tuned oscillator (abbr.)
60. Ratio of circumference to diameter
62. ___-back transformer
65. Branch of the military with airborne laser weapon (2 wds.)
68. 30 Hz to 300 Hz
70. Chemical symbol for tin
71. Type of transistor (abbr.)
72. Ham abbreviation indicating contacts with all major land masses
74. PC follower
75. IEEE802.11, FCC Part 15, or MIL-STD-202, for example
78. Chemical symbol for radon
79. The "E" in EHF
82. Yard (abbr.)
83. "Texting" (abbr.)
84. Exalted-Carrier Single Sideband (abbr.)
85. One tier of a PCB (pl.)
1. Half of a DIP
2. One type of electron spin
3. The "F" in EMF
4. Type of memory
5. Nordic Mobile Telephone
7. Switch position
8. The "W" in AWG
9. Electromotive force (abbr.)
10. Chemical symbol for rhodium
11. This calculus operation yields current through an inductor
13. Type of capacitor dielectric
15. Small DIP package (abbr.)
17. Filter type that blocks lower frequencies (abbr.)
18. RF computer network
19. A series of stages in which the output of one stage is the input of the next stage
23. Chemical symbol for iron
26. Opposite of I.D.
27. Actively cause to remain within tolerance
29. Amateur Teleprinter Over Radio (abbr.)
30. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)
31. Separate AC from DC
33. Chemical symbol for lithium
35. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
36. A common battery cell size
37. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
39. A BPF specification (abbr.)
41. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.
44. Requests for information from a database
46. The "R" in RF
48. Chemical symbol for thallium
50. Chemical symbol for rubidium
52. Chemical symbol for berkelium
54. Filter type that blocks lower frequencies (abbr.)
55. Chemical symbol for nobelium
58. 300 kHz to 3 MHz
60. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)
61. Organization requiring 25 years of amateur service for membership, abbr.
63. Ham-ese for Young Lady
64. Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (abbr.)
65. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)
66. Radio teletype (abbr.)
67. Effect (named after its discoverer) that is the variation in the width of the base in a BJT due to a variation in the applied base-to-collector
69. Cooling devices
71. Joint Tactical Radio Service
73. Chemical symbol for cadmium
74. System for guiding aircraft (abbr.)
76. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
77. High speed data over telephone lines (abbr.)
78. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)
80. Chemical symbol for xenon
81. Chemical symbol for arsenic
83. Chemical symbol for strontium

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RF & Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for August 11, 2013 -  RF Cafe