Science & Engineering Crossword Puzzle
August 24, 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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Science & Engineering Crossword Puzzle for August 24, 2014 - RF Cafe

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1. Audio Frequency Shift Keying (abbr.)
5. Association of North American Radio Clubs
8. Type of programmable device (abbr.)
12. Used logic gates
14. Unit of length (abbr.)
15. 1st part of this website's title
17. 2nd part of this website's title
19. Control language used by Hewlett Packard printers, abbr.
20. A major search engine
21. Part of CAD
22. A crescent shaped figure formed on a sphere or plane by two intersecting arcs
24. Modulation type (abbr.)
25. Type of component package (abbr.)
26. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)
27. Miniature RF connector
28. Unit of time (abbr.)
29. Shorthand for oxygen
31. Chemical symbol for lithium
32. Chemical symbol for silver
33. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
35. Chemical symbol for chromium
36. Chemical symbol for erbium
38. Chemical symbol for neon
39. Positive voltage lead color
40. Ham's code for "Shall I stop sending?"
41. International phonetic alphabet letter "Y"
44. In the middle
46. Forum feature allowing response under original subject
49. A keyboard key
51. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)
52. Morse Code for "from"
53. 3-phase transformer configuration
54. Electrical overstress (abbr.)
56. Filter type (abbr.)
58. An amateur radio station installed in a vehicle
59. IEEE802.11, FCC Part 15, and MIL-STD-202, for example
60. Ctr+Alt+Del
61. End of soldering iron
64. Measure of source / load mismatch (abbr.)
66. ELI the ICE ___
68. Chemical symbol for radon
70. Army-Navy specification prefix
71. Resistive component of a capacitor's lumped element model (abbr.)
75. Increased voltage linearly
77. Exhibiting a sudden, short-lived increase in voltage or current
78. Leading and trailing edge frequency variation of a CW pulse (pl.)
80. CDMA Development Group (abbr.)
82. Metric system (abbr.)
84. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
85. Chemical symbol for strontium
86. Chemical symbol for arsenic
87. Chemical symbol for antimony
89. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
90. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
91. 1/6 inch printer's measure
93. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)
94. Ovenized crystal oscillator (abbr.)
96. A common battery cell size
98. Greek letter (micro)
100. Chemical symbol for aluminum
101. Stock symbol for Dell Computer
102. Image file format name extension, (pl.)
104. Moon of Saturn discovered in 1789
105. Geometric entity with only length
106. Balun with both ports unbalanced
108. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)
109. Chemical symbol for palladium
110. Apollo 11 astronaut ____ Armstrong
112. Nuclear explosion byproduct harmful to electronic (abbr., pl.)
113. Reflected radar or sonar signal (pl.)
114. Switch configuration (abbr.)
2. Current-limiting scheme in power supplies
3. Chemical symbol for strontium
4. Sends a message via Morse Code
5. Basic element
6. Logic family
7. Study for a test just before taking it
8. Attenuator (pl.)
9. 30 kHz to 300 kHz
10. Relating to cell phones
11. Parts per million (abbr.)
13. Degrade or destroy performance
14. That which is required to causes a change in the motion of a body
16. Part of an optical cable bundle
17. Middle
18. Ham's code for "Station is leaving the net."
19. Most famous comet
23. Goes beyond published limits
30. Arrangement of vectors showing phase relationships between two or more AC quantities of the same frequency (2 wds.)
32. Amateur Radio Emergency Service (abbr.)
34. Term for asymmetry of a statistical distribution
35. Encased in a protective covering
37. Radio teletype (abbr.)
42. Its chemical symbol is Nb
43. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
44. Adjusts the design to accommodate tolerances
45. Hving a positive phase wrt a reference
47. Chemical symbol for helium
48. _______ + RF Systems, RF amplifier maker in Inglewood, CA
50. Chemical symbol for copper
53. Weight (abbr.)
54. End of transmission (abbr.)
55. Half of a DIP
56. Early predecessor to an online forum (abbr.)
57. BASIC looping keyword
62. Chemical symbol for tin
63. Chemical symbol for iron
65. Caused a circuit breaker to open
66. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.
67. Type of data conversion device (abbr., pl.)
69. Mate to a bolt (pl.)
70. Boolean expression (pl.)
72. Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (abbr.)
73. Chemical symbol for rhodium
74. Multivibrator type
76. What is the freely swinging rod with a weight at the end that regulates the mechanism of a clock
79. Puts a new program on a computer
81. Form/fit/function replacement
83. Ulrich Rohde's family nationality
86. Up in the air
88. Stranded shield in coax cable
92. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.
93. Units of heat
95. Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (abbr.)
97. Volts divided by resistance
99. A compiler directive
100. Automatic network analyzer (abbr.)
103. Ham's code for "What is your location?"
107. Chemical symbol for neptunium
111. Internet protocol (abbr.)

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Science & Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for August 24, 2014 - RF Cafe