Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle
November 13, 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 Engineering Crossword Puzzle, 11/13/2011 - RF Cafe


ACROSS DOWN
2. Part of a directive antenna that derives energy from mutual coupling with the driven element (2 wds., pl.)
13. Transition from solid to liquid phase
14. Lubricant
15. Error checking scheme (abbr.)
17. 2/3 of a triac
19. Greek letter (micro)
21. Unit of frequency
22. Study for a test just before taking it
24. Base of the decimal number system
25. Galilean moon
26. Chemical symbol for beryllium oxide
27. The forcing of a signal to an insignificant level
28. Chemical symbol for chlorine
29. Chemical symbol for bismuth
30. Hz
32. Name given to a set of practices designed to improve manufacturing processes and eliminate defects (2 wds.)
37. Advanced Research Projects Agency (abbr.)
40. Internet protocol (abbr.)
41. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo
42. Boolean expression (pl.)
43. One who attaches components to a PCB
44. Government program to bring electricity to farms (abbr.)
45. 1E6 nanoseconds
47. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
48. Translated lower frequencies to higher frequencies
51. Country of RF Cafe's residency
52. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo
53. Stock symbol for Lockheed Martin
55. Islands On The Air (Ham term)
56. Mate to a bolt
57. 1/6 inch printer's measure
59. Enter data using the keyboard
61. Line of Sight (abbr.)
62. Last stage in transmitter (abbr., pl.)
64. It is the "P" in S2P
66. Webmaster of RF Cafe website (2 wds.)
1. The common connection for all parts of a circuit that connect to the negative side of the power supply (2 wds.)
3. Modulation type (abbr.)
4. Positive voltage lead color
5. Dilbert's female co-worker
6. Network configuration type (pl.)
7. Part of a FOR loop
8. Input intercept point (abbr.)
9. Chemical symbol for chlorine
10. International phonetic alphabet letter "E"
11. Non-return to zero (abbr.)
12. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)
16. Vector multiplication that returns a vector value (pl.)
18. Capable of being cascaded
19. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.
20. Not reach the steady-state voltage output
21. Part of a gyroscope that facilitates free movement of the reference sphere
23. 1/000 of an inch
24. RF connector type
31. Type of chart
33. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE
34. Chemical symbol for silicon
35. Environmental barrier device
36. Chemical symbol for manganese
38. Chemical symbol for polonium
39. Chemical symbol for selenium
46. One port of an amplifier
47. Peripheral Component Interface (abbr.)
49. Negatively doped silicon
50. A gaseous substance that can be liquefied by pressure alone
52. Sudden, brief increase in wind speed
54. Unit of length (abbr.)
56. Type of logic gate
58. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.)
60. Unit of energy
61. Chemical symbol for lithium
62. Chemical symbol for platinum
63. Chemical symbol for tin
65. Test equipment (abbr.)



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RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution, 11/13/2011 - RF Cafe