Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle
January 30, 2011

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.

2011 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzles

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RF Cafe - Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle, 1-30-2011


ACROSS DOWN

1. The sending of radio signals (pl.)
9. Coordinated Universal Time (abbr.)
10. Transmit Incremental Tuning (abbr.)
12. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)
14. Unit of time (abbr.)
15. James _______ discovered the aberration of light
19. Chemical symbol for chromium
20. Morse Code for "from"
21. A common battery cell size
23. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.)
24. Radio Direction Finding (abbr.)
26. Type of digital filter (abbr.)
27. Time relative to the fixed background of stars
29. Parts per million (abbr.)
32. Force a signal to an insignificant level
34. RF connector type
35. A Ham's operating enclosure
37. Engineering Change Order (abbr.)
38. Network department (abbr.)
39. ECM response
40. Possess luminosity
41. Chemical symbol for tin
42. Electromagnetic compatibility (abbr.)
43. Direction of carbon fiber strands
45. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)
47. Telex-Over-Radio (abbr.)
49. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.)
50. BER, 8 bits at a time
51. Chemical symbol for mercury
52. Method of connecting redundant power supplies
54. Opposite of a LO
55. Chemical symbol for dysprosium
57. First man to orbit the earth - ____ Gagarin
58. One who creates a code version of a semiconductor device
59. UMTS terrestrial radio access (abbr.)
60. Chemical symbol for tin
61. Electromagnetic (abbr.)
62. Chemical symbol for xenon
63. Chemical symbol for cobalt
65. Base of the binary number system
66. Unit of weight
68. Antenna gain unit (abbr.)
70. Miniature threaded RF connector
71. Early computer display screen resolution (abbr.)
72. Decibels above or below a dipole antenna (abbr.)
73. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.)
75. Short for terminal
77. The "R" in DRC in substrate layout (singular form)
78. 10^1 numerical prefix
79. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.
81. Area on a shaft for accommodating a setscrew (pl.)
84. U.S. military organization (abbr.)
85. The "P" in DARPA
89. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices
90. Area outside the stopband
93. International Reply Coupon (abbr.)
94. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.)
96. Programmable logic device (abbr.)
97. Semiconductor On Insulator (abbr.)
98. Chemical symbol for nobelium
99. Chemical symbol for antimony
101. Quantity assigned to statistical samples (pl.)
103. Ratio of circumference to diameter
104. Chemical symbol for radon
105. Adjust a pot
107. The cell band above DCN
108. Symbols and lines used to construct a representative drawing of a system at a high level (2 wds., pl.)

1. Device for matching antenna impedance to transmitter impedance
2. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.)
3. Type of current flow (abbr.)
4. Intermodulation distortion (abbr.)
5. Shorthand for oxygen
6. ___, manufacturer of custom RF & microwave filters, Overland Park, KS (abbr.)
7. ESD protective apparel
8. Common petroleum-based enclosure material (pl.)
11. The "P" in PCS
13. Display a radar target
15. ___ Test, new & reconditioned TE dealer in Apopka, FL
16. Chemical symbol for radium
17. Chemical symbol for erbium
18. 36 in. (abbr., pl.)
20. The "D" in CD (pl.)
22. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
23. A common battery cell size
25. Upper frequency (abbr.)
26. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE
28. Stationary charges
29. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
30. A quadrilateral that has its opposite sides parallel
31. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
33. Signal splitter providing an impedance-controlled single input port and multiple output ports (2 wds., pl.)
35. Type of component package (abbr.)
36. Mass unit (abbr.)
42. Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.
43. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)
44. Yard (abbr.)
46. Transferred charge w/o physical contact
48. International phonetic alphabet letter "R"
50. Sent a telegram
51. Stock symbol for Harris Communications
53. Type of memory
54. Base 16 number system (abbr.)
56. Elemental compound used for microwave frequency reference oscillators (abbr.)
64. Is limiting voltages
66. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)
67. 1e-6 mA
69. Protective covering
74. Prefix indicating magnetic properties
76. 300 kHz to 3 MHz
77. Type of flip-flop
78. Impurity in a semiconductor that adds a mobile electron in the conduction band
80. System On Chip
82. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
83. Time delay (abbr.)
84. 10^1 numerical prefix (pl.)
86. Exalted-Carrier Single Sideband (abbr.)
87. Chemical symbol for terbium
88. Crystal filter type (abbr.)
90. Last stage in transmitter (abbr., pl.)
91. Chemical symbol for aluminum
92. Quantum electron properties
95. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
96. Chemical symbol for platinum
100. 10 decibels
102. Ground fault interrupter (abbr.)
103. Modulation technique (abbr.)
106. Part of a FOR loop
107. Last stage in a transmitter (abbr.)



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RF Cafe - Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle Solution, 1-30-2011