RF & Microwave Crossword Puzzle
January 5, 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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RF & Microwave Crossword Puzzle for January 5, 2013 - RF Cafe


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4. End of transmission (abbr.)
7. Innovative Power Products, Holbrook, NY (abbr.)
9. Type of computer display (abbr.)
10. Ham's code for "What is your location?"
13. Swap ____, a Ham's flea market
15. Chemical symbol for lithium
16. Part of this website's title
17. RF ____, the world's best engineering website
20. _____-wise linear
24. Elementary particles
27. Satellite TV system
28. Tool for holding parts while working on them
30. Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
32. Below ELF
34. Infrared (abbr.)
35. Chemical symbol for silicon
37. Famous 200 inch telescope
39. Morse Code for "from"
40. Chemical symbol for neptunium
41. Chemical symbol for aluminum
42. Wire
45. Its chemical symbol is Rn
48. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)
50. Threaded tuning rod in a coil (pl.)
51. Half of DSB
52. Digital transmission figure of merit (abbr.)
54. Optical cross-connect (abbr.)
55. Things in a bill of material
56. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)
57. Miniature RF connector
59. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
60. Chemical symbol for arsenic
62. Circuit for maintaining constant voltage (abbr.)
63. Unit of time (abbr.)
64. Type of modulation (abbr.)
66. Type of reconfigurable memory (abbr., pl.)
69. Slang for Ursa Major and Minor
73. Chemical symbol for antimony
75. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)
76. One state of matter
78. Mr. de Forest's first name
79. Sporadic E-layer ionospheric propagation (hyph.)
81. RĂ¡dio Nacional de Angola (abbr.)
82. Signal-to-noise ratio (abbr.)
83. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)
85. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards
87. Engineering Change Order (abbr.)
89. Color quality
91. Put a new program on a computer
94. The "G" in GPS
96. Subject a circuit to extreme operation
99. The "M" in ISM
103. International Reply Coupon (abbr.)
104. Direct Memory Access (abbr.)
105. Type of current flow (abbr.)
106. Chemical symbol for tantalum
107. Wire diameter unit (abbr.)
108. Permeability-tuned oscillator (abbr.)
109. Point in an revolving object's orbit that is closest to the body it is orbiting
112. The tip of a PCB probe (pl.)
115. Does it with a mouse
117. 2-part adhesive (pl.)
120. Error checking scheme (abbr.)
121. Direction of carbon fiber strands
123. Ham's code for "Does my frequency vary?"
124. Chemical symbol for plutonium
126. Cellphone band above DCS
127. Peak envelope power (abbr.)
129. Hiram _____ Maxim, founder of the ARRL
131. Notch type filter (abbr.)
133. Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
134. Chemical symbol for cadmium
135. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)
137. Emit electromagnetic energy
138. Named a software object
140. Bandwidth (abbr.)
141. PC follower
143. It can follow an MS
144. Boob tube (abbr.)
145. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)
146. A common battery cell size
148. Local Oscillator (abbr.)
149. Structure of columns and rows
150. U.S. military organization (abbr.)
152. Electrical overstress (abbr.)
154. Surface Mount Technology
157. Opposite of set
158. Filter type that blocks lower frequencies (abbr.)
159. PCB metal area where component leads attach (pl.)
163. _____ factor, the peak-to-average waveform value
165. European equivalent to the U.L.
166. 1/6 inch printer's measure
167. Network department (abbr.)
168. The plane figure enclosed by two radii of a circle and the arc between them (pl.)
172. Chemical symbol for palladium
173. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo
174. Largest broadcaster in the UK (abbr.)
176. An ellipse has two of them
177. Mr. Dirac's first name
178. Gallium nitride chemical symbol
181. First name of a British scientist of falling apple fame
183. The evening star
184. Enhanced Datarates for Global Evolution
186. Type of current
187. 1e-6 mA
188. Parts _____
189. Capacitor manufacturer
191. Family of ICs with a certain component density level (abbr.)
193. Ham's code for "What is the name of your station?"
194. Engineering Change Notice (abbr.)
1. Logarithmic unit of ratio
2. The "Y" in YAG
3. Internet protocol (abbr.)
5. Type of logic gate
6. "Calling any amateur radio station"
7. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE
8. Chemical symbol for platinum
11. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)
12. Amateur radio enthusiast
13. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.
14. Exalted-Carrier Single Sideband (abbr.)
18. Added an overcurrent protection device
19. End of Life (abbr.)
21. Opposite of O.D.
22. SIP x 2
23. Ham's code for "What is the correct time?"
25. A measure of receiver quality (abbr.)
26. 1/1000 prefix
29. Crystal filter type (abbr.)
31. ELI the ICE ___
33. The LM741 was the first
36. Precision landing system (abbr.)
38. Exponent that returns the original number
39. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
41. Material testing organization (abbr.)
42. Metric system (abbr.)
43. Mechanical engineering organization (abbr.)
44. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
45. Mate to a TX
46. Applies a lubricant
47. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.)
49. Type of spread spectrum that does not use frequency hopping (abbr.)
52. Maximally flat group delay filter function
53. Wireless communication device (pl.)
58. 10 decibels
59. Using the moon as a passive reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.)
61. Half of a DIP
62. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.)
64. A BPF specification (abbr.)
65. Mr. Gauss' first name
67. Positive emitter-coupled logic (abbr.)
68. One component of a complex number (abbr.)
70. Chemical symbol for praseodymium
71. Last keyword in a BASIC subroutine (pl.)
72. Sharp bend in I-V curve
74. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)
77. Attaches components to a PCB
80. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
82. Device for linearly adding two or more inputs (pl.)
84. Weight (abbr.)
86. 8 GHz to 12.5 GHz
88. Stranded shield in coax cable
90. Chemical symbol for nickel
91. Input intercept point (abbr.)
92. The design component of total product cost (abbr.)
93. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
94. Key feature in a high level overvoltage protection device
95. Logic family
97. Logic family (abbr.)
98. "Texting" (abbr.)
100. Printer output resolution unit (abbr.)
101. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)
102. Line of Sight (abbr.)
110. Band between RF and BB
111. ECM response
113. Used logic gates
114. Insulating cover over a solder joint
115. The "C" in CPS
116. ___ Friedrich Gauss, after whom the unit of magnetic field strength is named
118. It can follow an MS (pl.)
119. Greek letter
122. Chemical symbol for argon
125. Electrical safety organization (abbr.)
127. Attenuator
128. Ratio of circumference to diameter
129. Push to Talk (abbr.)
130. Rotate about the vertical axis
131. Chemical symbol for beryllium
132. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)
134. Pure carrier (abbr.)
136. Radio signal route
137. Moon of Saturn discovered in 1672
139. Type of data conversion device (abbr., pl.)
140. Drill a hole
142. Wrapped plastic insulation around an electrical joint
143. Oscillator type that is referenced to an external source (abbr.)
147. ___-AZIMUTH telescope mount
148. Tied a bundle of wires together
150. Direct Digital Synthesis (abbr.)
151. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)
153. One port of an amplifier
155. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
156. Total radiated power (abbr.)
160. Rechargeable battery type (abbr.)
161. Method of self-detection and self-fixing transmission of digital data (abbr.)
162. Gun safety and education organization (abbr.)
164. Quickly changing portions of waveforms
168. System On Chip
169. Geometrical figure defined as a curve in which every point is equidistant from a fixed point (pl.)
170. Configuring a switch to break electrical contact
171. Add two or more inputs
174. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)
175. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.)
179. Antenna (abbr.)
180. Greek letter used for frequency
182. Early computer display screen resolution (abbr.)
183. Circuit element connecting PCB layers
185. 1.602E-19 Joules
188. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
190. Chemical symbol for xenon
192. Chemical symbol for scandium
193. Unit of liquid measure (abbr.)

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RF & Microwave Crossword Puzzle for January 5, 2013 - RF Cafe