RF & Microwave Crossword Puzzle
March 23, 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 Engineering Crossword Puzzle for March 23, 2014 - RF Cafe


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1. Silicon transistor type (abbr.)
4. Concentric cable type
8. Silicon transistor type
11. International Telecommunications Union
12. Last statement in a BASIC program
13. Constellation : The lion
15. BASIC looping keyword
16. Logic gate output configuration (abbr.)
17. Chemical symbol for chromium
18. Ham abbreviation indicating contacts with all major land masses
21. Chemical symbol for erbium
22. The design component of total product cost (abbr.)
23. Aircraft tracking system
25. Does a total memory transfer
26. Chemical symbol for francium
27. Start frequency (abbr.)
28. Logic gates
29. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)
31. Software engineering tool (abbr.)
33. Chemical symbol for magnesium
34. Gary Breed's fine magazine on RF & microwaves topics (abbr.)
37. Chemical symbol for arsenic
39. Chemical symbol for lutetium
40. Transformer interwinding connection
43. Crystal surface
45. State _______ - A type of drawing used in computer science and related fields to describe the behavior of systems
46. It can follow an MS (pl.)
47. Dimension from wing LE to TE
48. Generated an official engineering change document
49. Low altitude earth orbit
50. Describes affordable RF components (2 wds.)
54. Technical drawing structure
56. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.)
57. Chemical symbol for erbium
58. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
59. Lowest power level capable of being demodulated (abbr.)
60. Unit of time (abbr.)
61. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.)
63. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)
65. Its chemical symbol is Ar
66. Chemical symbol for beryllium
67. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)
69. A major search engine
71. The "S" in SOIC
73. Exponent that returns the original number
76. Part of a FOR loop
78. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices
79. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)
80. 10 decibels
82. Degree of IC sophistication (abbr.)
83. Compound used as the frequency determining element in microwave oscillators
85. Multiplexer (abbr.)
86. Using the moon as a passive reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.)
87. Miniature threaded RF connector
88. Having a positive phase wrt a reference
89. Positive voltage lead color		 1. Rechargeable battery type (abbr.)
2. Push to Talk (abbr.)
3. Mate to a bolt
4. Carrier-to-noise ratio (abbr.)
5. Opposite of I.D.
6. Chemical symbol for aluminum
7. Mr. de Forest's first name
8. Circuit for firing a radar magnetron (abbr.)
9. Type of logic gate
10. Cambridge University _____, technical book publisher
12. Exalted-Carrier Single Sideband (abbr.)
14. Using a logical connection scheme for redundant power supplies
18. World Amateur Radio Conference
19. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)
20. With 23 Down, the world's best engineering website
23. With 18 Down, the world's best engineering website
24. Type of flip-flop
30. Type of Morse Code key (pl.)
32. Conductor size unit (abbr.)
33. Superior magnetic shielding material
34. 3 MHz to 30 MHz
35. Crystal face
36. Reflected radar or sonar signal (pl.)
38. Chemical symbol for silicon
39. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
40. Quantity of heat equal to 100,000 BTU
41. Summed
42. Unit of time (abbr.)
44. Electrical overstress (abbr.)
46. Short for potentiometer
49. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
51. Type of logic gate
52. Type of computer display (abbr.)
53. Type of component package (abbr.)
55. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
60. 1
61. Electric enclosure standard organization (abbr.)
62. Not hot
64. Heat-resistant glass type
65. Molecular building blocks
66. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)
68. Chemical symbol for chlorine
70. Used lubricant
72. Modulation type (abbr.)
74. Stock symbol for National Semiconductor
75. Electronics Industry Association (abbr.)
77. Lubricant
79. Cable termination type
80. Digital transmission figure of merit (abbr.)
81. Using the moon as a passive reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.)
84. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo
85. Chemical symbol for manganese

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RF & Microwave Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for March 23, 2014 - RF Cafe