Radio & Radar Crossword Puzzle
July 13, 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.
2014 Crosswords Archive
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Radio & Radar Crossword Puzzle for July 13, 2014 - RF Cafe

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4. Greek letter
7. Non-return to zero (abbr.)
9. Computer "brain" (abbr.)
10. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
13. International phonetic alphabet letter "P"
15. Unit of time (abbr.)
16. With 17 Across, this website's title
17. With 16 Across, this website's title
20. One port on a FET
24. The "D" in CD (pl.)
27. Frequency Division Duplex
28. RF computer network
30. European Telecommunications Standards Institute (abbr.)
32. High-speed logic family
34. Type of current
35. 1.602E-19 Joules
37. Set the flip-flop output to "0"
39. Chemical symbol for aluminum
40. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
41. Chemical symbol for chromium
42. Part of this puzzle's theme
45. Part of this puzzle's theme
48. Ultraviolet (abbr.)
50. Coder/decoder (abbr.)
51. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.)
52. Automatic repeat request used in AMTOR (abbr.)
54. Low Noise Amplifier (abbr.)
55. Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (abbr.)
56. Chemical symbol for thulium
57. Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss
59. Chemical symbol for thallium
60. Electrical safety organization (abbr.)
62. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.)
63. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)
64. Kilovolts (abbr.)
66. Popular drafting software
69. Type of reconfigurable memory (abbr., pl.)
73. Mate to a TX
75. Chemical symbol for silver
76. Country of RF Cafe's residency
78. Stock symbol for Texas Instruments
79. Device used to make contact with a point to be measured
81. Half of DSB
82. Keyboard key
83. Equalizer (abbr.)
85. Miniature threaded RF connector
87. Current-voltage phase mnemonic
89. Government program to bring electricity to farms (abbr.)
91. The property of matter by which it continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless acted upon by an external force
94. Form for winding inductors
96. Personal computer vendor
99. Adjusted
103. International Reply Coupon (abbr.)
104. Greek letter
105. Modulation type (abbr.)
106. Network department (abbr.)
107. The design component of total product cost (abbr.)
108. FCC's Universal Licensing System (abbr.)
109. Color set
112. Audible emanations
115. The "G" in GPS
117. Lowest operational frequency of a waveguide (pl.)
120. Color quality
121. Curly-Q type light bulb (abbr.)
123. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (abbr.)
124. Chemical symbol for rubidium
126. Type of digital filter (abbr.)
127. High Data Rate
129. Proportion of two numbers
131. ___/IP scheme for networked connectivity
133. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.)
134. Type of component package (abbr.)
135. Chemical symbol for polonium
137. Superior magnetic shielding material
138. Leave a film on a surface
140. Morse Code for "from"
141. Ratio of circumference to diameter
143. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)
144. European equivalent to the U.L.
145. 1/6 inch printer's measure
146. Unit of energy
148. A common battery cell size
149. Exalted-Carrier Single Sideband (abbr.)
150. Ovenized crystal oscillator (abbr.)
152. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
154. Automatic Send-Receive (abbr.)
157. 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
158. Chemical symbol for nobelium
159. Fifth series in the spectrum of hydrogen
163. Current summing point (pl.)
165. Network department (abbr.)
166. Chemical symbol for neodymium
167. Chemical symbol for neon
168. Filter type that rejects high frequencies
172. Chemical symbol for dysprosium
173. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
174. Computer "brain" (abbr.)
176. Islands On The Air (Ham term)
177. Its chemical symbol is Fe
178. Stock symbol for National Semiconductor
181. C# statement that ensures Dispose is called even if an exception occurs
183. Reduction-oxidation (abbr.)
184. Stock symbol for Microsoft
186. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
187. Boob tube (abbr.)
188. Type of cryptographic algorithm that takes a string and converts it to a numeric code
189. Big Blue
191. Voltage-current phase mnemonic
193. Send Morse Code
194. Type of memory		 1. An angle described by hypotenuse/opposite sides of a right triangle
2. Type of numerical transform used in electronics
3. CPS
5. Filter type that blocks lower frequencies (abbr.)
6. Chemical symbol for gadolinium
7. Silicon transistor type (abbr.)
8. Chemical symbol for radium
11. Type of current flow (abbr.)
12. Software drafting tool (abbr.)
13. Attenuator
14. Part of CAD
18. The "F" in EMF
19. A keyboard key
21. Part of this website's title
22. Circuit for maintaining constant voltage (abbr.)
23. IC killer (abbr.)
25. Chemical symbol for chlorine
26. Optical storage medium
29. ___-AZIMUTH telescope mount
31. Temporary Engineering Change document (abbr.)
33. Pointing device
36. Circuit element connecting PCB layers
38. Powers pneumatic devices
39. A common battery cell size
41. Closed Circuit Television
42. Positive voltage lead color
43. Asynchronous Communication Interface Adapter (abbr.)
44. Type of logic gate
45. Chemical symbol for radon
46. Advanced Communication Technologies and Services (abbr.)
47. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.)
49. Measure of source/load match
52. Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz ______
53. International phonetic alphabet letter "Q"
58. Mate to a bolt
59. Transformer interwinding connection
61. Mr. de Forest's first name
62. Miniature RF connector
64. Mass unit (abbr.)
65. Receiver power level circuitry (abbr.)
67. Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator
68. Switch position
70. Type of flip-flop
71. Workplace safety group (abbr.)
72. Equipment
74. Chemical symbol for xenon
77. Ham radio operator
80. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)
82. Recovers the modulation from the RF signal
84. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
86. 18 GHz to 26.5 GHz
88. Amateur Teleprinter Over Radio (abbr.)
90. Unit of length (abbr.)
91. Input intercept point (abbr.)
92. Gun safety and education organization (abbr.)
93. High-speed logic family
94. Data transmission pathway
95. Intermodulation distortion (abbr.)
97. Lubricant
98. Ham's code for "Your net frequency is Low."
100. Maximum Usable Frequency
101. 30 Hz to 300 Hz
102. Satellite TV system
110. Chemical symbol for europium
111. A classification of film type
113. Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (abbr.)
114. Device for measuring weight (pl.)
115. Sailplane
116. Type of data conversion device (abbr., pl.)
118. Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
119. Opposite of I.D.
122. Unit of length (abbr.)
125. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)
127. Color quality
128. One component of a complex number (abbr.)
129. Radio Amateurs of Canada (abbr.)
130. Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.)
131. Part of a FOR loop
132. Type of chart
134. Chemical symbol for selenium
136. Circuit path with very high or infinite impedance
137. Reliability measure (abbr.)
139. Technical drawing structure
140. Sets of 24-hour periods
142. Small representative graphics
143. MS's server-side script engine for dynamically-generated web pages (abbr.)
147. One state of matter
148. Consequence of under sampling
150. Exponent that returns the original number
151. Chemical symbol for cadmium
153. Common shorthand reference for a capacitor
155. Chemical symbol for tin
156. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards
160. Balun with both ports unbalanced (pl.)
161. End of transmission (abbr.)
162. Resistive component of a capacitor's lumped element model (abbr.)
164. Force required to impart an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second to a mass of one gram (pl.)
168. Numerical basis for decibels (abbr.)
169. Circular mounting hardware (pl.)
170. Duration of transmission
171. System On Chip
174. Chemical symbol for cesium
175. Spurious RF products created by metal joints (abbr.)
179. Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
180. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
182. Ground fault interrupter (abbr.)
183. Straight line emanating from a point source
185. Chemical symbol for terbium
188. Chemical symbol for helium
190. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
192. Local Oscillator (abbr.)
193. Unit of length (abbr.)

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Radio & Radar Crossword Puzzle Solution for July 13, 2014 - RF Cafe