Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle
July 6, 2014

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.
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Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle for July , 2014

1. Mates to plugs
8. Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (abbr.)
9. Stock symbol for Intel
11. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (abbr.)
12. 18 GHz to 26.5 GHz
14. Digital storage oscilloscope (abbr.)
15. Chemical symbol for manganese
16. Internet protocol (abbr.)
18. Ionized trails of meteors used as a reflecting media (2 wds.)
19. Chemical symbol for antimony
20. Chemical symbol for cobalt
21. Internet address (abbr.)
24. Unintended frequency products from a mixer
25. U.S. Spectrum allocation agency
27. Swap ____, a Ham's flea market
29. Turn on the computer
30. ZIPping a file into a smaller size
33. Network department (abbr.)
34. Time delay (abbr.)
35. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.)
36. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)
38. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)
40. Chemical symbol for erbium
42. Chemical symbol for francium
43. U.S. Spectrum allocation agency
44. Error checking scheme (abbr.)
45. Unit of time (abbr.)
46. Switch position
49. Chemical symbol for arsenic
50. Ability to store a charge
53. Prefix for font without serifs
54. Gigantic star in Cetus
56. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.)
57. Constellation : The whale
59. Automatic Send-Receive (abbr.)
60. Opposite of I.D.
61. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
63. S21 (2 wds.)
64. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
65. Chemical symbol for silicon
66. Effective Radiated Power (abbr.)
69. Pointing device
70. Heatsink feature
72. Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone
74. With 36 Down, this website's title
75. A measure of magnetic force (2 wds.)

1. Readability, Signal, and Tone (QoS report type)
2. Electronic warfare defense (abbr.)
3. European equivalent to the U.L.
4. Device that converts energy from one form to another
5. Chemical symbol for lithium
6. Last statement in a BASIC program
7. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.)
8. The "Cad" part of NiCad
10. Make an adjustment to misalignment
12. Adjustment dial (pl.)
13. Trigger diode that conducts current only after its breakdown voltage has been exceeded momentarily (pl.)
15. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.
17. Permeability-tuned oscillator (abbr.)
22. One divided by a number
23. Low altitude earth orbit
25. 12 inches
26. Charge storage devices, English style
28. Chemical symbol for thulium
29. Chemical symbol for bismuth
31. PC Card - with 68 pin interface
32. International phonetic alphabet letter "S"
35. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)
36. With 74 Across, this website's title
37. Chemical symbol for scandium
38. A BPF specification (abbr.)
39. Type of current flow (abbr.)
41. Type of flip-flop
47. Logic gate
48. Allocate
49. Asynchronous Communication Interface Adapter (abbr.)
51. Unit of time (abbr.)
52. Home state of Los Alamos lab (abbr.)
53. Joined two or more wires
55. An angle described by hypotenuse/opposite sides of a right triangle
57. Optical storage medium
58. One of four lines used in ferrite core memories
60. Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.)
62. Voltage-current phase mnemonic
67. Government program to bring electricity to farms (abbr.)
68. Modulation technique (abbr.)
70. Cooling device
71. Bands between RF and baseband
73. Test point (abbr.)
74. Chemical symbol for chromium

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Microwave Engineering Crossword PuzzleJuly 6, 2014

Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle
July 6, 2014