Wireless Engineering Crossword Puzzle
August 21, 2016

For the sake of avid cruciverbalists amongst us, each week I create a new crossword puzzle that has a theme related to engineering, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and other technical words. You will never be asked the name of a movie star unless he/she was involved in a technical endeavor (e.g., Hedy Lamarr). Enjoy!


Reproduction of this puzzle without the express permission of RF Cafe is prohibited.

acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words

Wireless Engineering Crossword Puzzle for August 21, 2016 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Ionized trails of meteors used as a reflecting media (2 wds.)

12. Wire diameter unit (abbr.)

13. 30 Hz to 300 Hz

14. Type of memory

16. Opposite of a LO

18. Attenuator

19. Output intercept point (abbr.)

20. Upper frequency (abbr.)

21. High-speed logic family

22. Filter type (abbr.)

23. Finite-Element Model

24. One component of a complex number (abbr.)

25. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.)

27. Country of RF Cafe's residency

29. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)

30. Chemical symbol for argon

31. Chemical symbol for silicon

33. Chemical symbol for arsenic

34. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)

36. Under self-control (prefix)

37. Satellite milieu

39. Teflon (abbr.)

40. Packet Bulletin Board System

42. Small Office/Home Office (abbr.)

44. Type of component package (abbr.)

46. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors

47. Compressed image file format

48. Chemical symbol for radium

49. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)

50. Color quality

51. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

53. Chemical symbol for mendelevium

54. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

55. Shorthand for oxygen

56. Miniature RF connector

57. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)

59. One port of an amplifier

60. Unit of time (abbr.)

61. Logarithmic unit of power

63. __ + 57 Across is this website's title

64. Unit of resistance (abbr.)

66. Sharp bends in I-V curves

67. 53 Across + ____ is this website's title

70. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.)

72. Ham abbreviation for "distant station"

73. Electrical safety organization (abbr.)

75. Galilean moon

76. "Microwave & __" magazine

78. Mr. Arrhenius' first name

79. Make and break circuits

80. Chemical symbol for magnesium

81. Time delay (abbr.)

82. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.

83. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)

84. Electromotive force (abbr.)

86. Computer communication scheme (abbr., pl.)

88. Strong cable covering

89. Equipment

91. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)

93. Precision approach radar (abbr.)

94. Ratio of circumference to diameter

95. Type of flip-flop

97. RF connector type

99. 3 GHz to 30 GHz

100. Chemical symbol for lithium

101. Charged particle

102. Satellite of Jupiter discovered by Galileo

103. Chemical symbol for nobelium

104. Cellphone band below PCS

105. Chemical symbol for nickel

106. Chemical symbol for molybdenum

107. Circuit for maintaining constant voltage (abbr.)

108. Chemical symbol for thallium

110. Morse Code for "from"

111. Telecommunications Information Network Architecture (abbr.)

113. Move from cell to cell

115. Mr. Gauss' first name

116. Attenuator topology (pl.)

119. Small DIP package (abbr.)

120. Chemical symbol for xenon

121. Chemical symbol for erbium

122. Chemical symbol for cesium

123. Chemical symbol for europium

124. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)

126. Specialized mobile radio (abbr.)

129. Type of digital filter (abbr.)

131. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)

132. Adjust a pot

133. Method of self-detection and self-fixing transmission of digital data (abbr.)

134. Antenna gain unit (abbr.)

135. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

136. 3 kHz to 30 kHz

137. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.)

139. Chemical symbol for tin

140. Digital pattern coding type (abbr.)

141. Total radiated power (abbr.)

143. Enhanced Graphics Adapter

145. Inadvertent impression of a signal onto an adjacent conductor (2 wds.)

2. Electromagnetic (abbr.)

3. ___/IP scheme for networked connectivity

4. Computer messaging service

5. One component of a complex number (abbr.)

6. Rise over run, 1st derivative

7. Chemical symbol for californium

8. Causes a circuit breaker to open

9. Uppermost surface

10. Electromagnetic (abbr.)

11. Sudden parameter change due to a temperature change (2 wds.)

15. Emission of light from a substance which has not been heated

17. Current-voltage phase mnemonic

20. Semiconductor device type (abbr.)

25. Device used to make contact with a point to be measured

26. Type of spread spectrum that does not use frequency hopping (abbr.)

27. A compiler directive

28. International phonetic alphabet letter "A"

30. Test document for verifying proper function (abbr.)

32. Internet protocol (abbr.)

33. Type of current flow (abbr.)

35. Permeability-tuned oscillator (abbr.)

38. First group of four letters of Greek alphabet

41. Light rays

43. The highest numerical exponent describes this property of a polynomial

45. Multiplexer (abbr.)

49. Scheme used in radar to cancel out stationary targets like ground clutter (abbr.)

52. Logarithmic ratio (abbr.)

53. 300 kHz to 3 MHz

56. Add two or more inputs

58. Scheme to maintain proper frequency (abbr.)

61. The system than converts common website names to IP addresses (abbr.)

62. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.

65. Which plane geometric figure has six straight sides and six angles

68. Duration of transmission

69. Runge-_____ method in differential equations

71. Physical quantity defined as being the work done per unit time

72. Digital voltmeter (abbr.)

74. Semiconductor lamp

75. FCC Part 15 rules apply in this band (abbr.)

77. U.S. Spectrum allocation agency

84. Effective Radiated Power (abbr.)

85. BASIC looping keyword

86. Location in large installations where network cables, routers, network switches, punch panels, etc. are located for security and ease of maintenance (2 wds.)

87. Surface Mount Technology

89. Image file format name extension

90. Filter type with equiripple in passband and stopband

92. Negatively charged ion

94. Image

96. Semiconductor On Insulator (abbr.)

98. Chemical symbol for cobalt

99. Chemical symbol for tin

100. Display type

106. 5,280 feet (pl.)

109. A coherent monochrome light source

111. Ham abbreviation for transceiver

112. Automatic Testing, Evaluation & Reporting (abbr.)

113. Receiver power level circuitry (abbr.)

114. Minutes of Use (abbr.)

117. Chemical symbol for praseodymium

118. Type of current

125. World's largest yearly convention of gadget and device manufacturers (abbr.)

127. Forms into a specific shape

128. Prefix indicating magnetic properties

130. Microprocessor vendor

131. Early predecessor to an online forum (abbr.)

136. Voltage-controlled oscillator (abbr.)

138. Common gateway interface (abbr.)

140. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)

141. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)

142. Chemical symbol for plutonium

144. Army-Navy specification prefix (abbr.)


See solution below

 

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Wireless Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for August 21, 2016 - RF Cafe