Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle
February 20, 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

Visit the Crossword Express website - RF CafeTake a break from the drudgery by trying your hand at some of these goodies. Every word in the RF Cafe crossword puzzles is specifically related to engineering, mathematics, and science. There are no generic backfill words like many other puzzles give you, so you'll never see a clue asking for the name of a movie star or a mountain on the Russia-China border.

All of these crossword puzzles were created using the fabulous Crossword Express (now called " Magnum Opus") software.

12/25/2011
12/18/2011
12/11/2011
12/4/2011
11/27/2011
11/20/2011
11/13/2011
11/6/2011
10/30/2011
10/23/2011
10/16/2011
10/9/2011
10/2/2011
9/25/2011
9/18/2011
9/11/2011
9/4/2011
8/28/2011
8/21/2011
8/14/2011
8/7/2011
7/31/2011
7/24/2011
7/17/2011
7/10/2011
7/3/2011
6/26/2011
6/19/2011
6/12/2011
6/5/2011
5/29/2011
5/22/2011
5/15/2011
5/8/2011
5/1/2011
4/24/2011
4/17/2011
4/10/2011
4/3/2011
3/27/2011
3/20/2011
3/13/2011
3/6/2011
2/27/2011
2/20/2011
2/13/2011
2/6/2011
1/30/2011
1/23/2011
1/16/2011
1/9/2011
1/2/2011

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

RF Cafe - Science & Engineering Crossword Puzzle - February 20, 2011


ACROSS DOWN
1. Type of load used in place of an antenna during transmitter testing
3. Study for a test just before taking it
7. Amp, mixer, upconverter, downconverter manufacturer in Hauppauge, NY
10. One type of electron spin
11. Type of cryptographic algorithm that takes a string and converts it to a numeric code
12. Chemical symbol for rubidium
14. Ratio of circumference to diameter
15. Relating to any picture or visual information, from the Latin word meaning "I see"
18. Just entering the nonlinear region
21. Opposite of a LO
23. Add signal content to offset losses or distortion
27. Circuit path with very high or infinite impedance
29. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.)
30. Chemical symbol for antimony
31. Chemical symbol for tantalum
32. Search for data (slang)
34. Mate to a bolt
35. The "T" in ATE
37. Antenna radiated power measurement (abbr.)
39. Telex-Over-Radio (abbr.)
40. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
42. Application Specific Integrated Circuit (abbr.)
45. Mass unit (abbr., pl.)
47. Software engineering tool (abbr.)
48. Complex Instruction Set Computer
49. Programmable logic device (abbr.)
50. RĂ¡dio Nacional de Angola (abbr.)
52. Last keyword in a BASIC subroutine (pl.)
55. Space or ____, in digital transmission
58. Discipline for aircraft navigation in low visibility environments (abbr.)
60. End of a soldering iron (pl.)
61. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
62. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)
64. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)
65. Co-channel rejection ratio (abbr.)
66. Controlled impedance transmission line on a substrate
70. Chemical symbol for ruthenium
72. Transitions from solid to liquid phase
73. International phonetic alphabet letter "O"
74. Unit of liquid measure (abbr.)
75. Chemical symbol for strontium
76. Move in a raster pattern
79. One component of a complex number (abbr.)
80. 1 GHz to 2 GHz
81. Charged particles
82. Prefix indicating magnetic properties
1. Printer resolution abbreviation
2. Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (abbr.)
3. Divide a signal into chunks for sampling
4. Chemical symbol for radium
5. Chemical symbol for arsenic
6. Unit of admittance (pl.)
8. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
9. Ham's code for "Does my frequency vary?"
10. Device for translating lower frequencies to higher frequencies (pl.)
13. Digital communications figure of merit (3 wds.)
16. Add an impurity to a semiconductor
17. Nuclear explosion byproduct harmful to electronic (abbr., pl.)
19. Stock symbol for National Instruments
20. Network configuration type
22. WWW browser
24. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
25. Chemical symbol for niobium
26. Use multiple processors to create an effectively larger bit-width processor (2 wds.)
28. Chemical symbol for plutonium
33. Chemical symbol for nobelium
35. Technical drawing structure
36. Total Access Communication System (abbr.)
37. ECM response
38. Waveform min to max specification (abbr.)
41. Chemical symbol for calcium
43. Chemical symbol for silicon
44. Network department (abbr.)
46. Chemical symbol for gallium
51. Chemical symbol for nickel
53. Apollo 11 astronaut ____ Armstrong
54. Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone
56. Automatic Packet Position Reporting System (abbr.)
57. RF integrated circuit (abbr.)
59. Chemical symbol for francium
62. Local Oscillator (abbr.)
63. Unit of time (abbr.)
66. A type of average
67. Receiver power level circuitry (abbr.)
68. Unit of weight (pl.)
69. Send a wireless to an early hip-worn wireless device
71. Internet address (abbr.)
74. Ham's code for "Shall I increase power?"
77. Chemical symbol for cobalt
78. Army-Navy specification prefix



See solution below












RF Cafe - Science & Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution - February 20, 2011