Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle
January 22, 2012
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.
2012 Crosswords Archive
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Wireless Engineering Crossword Puzzle, 1/22/2012 - RF Cafe


ACROSS DOWN
1. Type of semiconductor construction used in RF power amplifiers (abbr.)
5. Split power into 2 or more paths
10. Equiripple filter response
16. Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (abbr.)
17. Positive voltage lead color
18. Chemical symbol for neodymium
20. Have a positive phase wrt a reference
21. Max or min voltage of a waveform (abbr.)
23. Chemical symbol for terbium
25. Imaging device (abbr.)
26. Centimeter (abbr.)
28. Early computer display screen resolution (abbr.)
29. Chemical symbol for thulium
30. Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (abbr., pl.)
33. Intermodulation distortion (abbr.)
34. Hz
36. Plural of locus
37. Used logic gates
38. Current-voltage phase mnemonic
39. Connector vendor headquartered in Bristol, PA
41. Part of a male connector
43. International Reply Coupon (abbr.)
44. Chemical symbol for europium
45. Common test for verifying high voltage tolerance w/o breakdown
47. Tuning step
50. Unit for 1,000 watt-seconds (abbr.)
53. Related to FM by a differential
54. Albert's theory
59. Engineer who experimented with extremely high voltages
62. A measure of receiver quality (abbr.)
64. Engineering Change Order (abbr.)
65. Type of logic gate
66. Carrier-to-noise ratio (abbr.)
67. State of matter (pl.)
70. Gun safety and education organization (abbr.)
71. Chemical symbol for neptunium
73. RF integrated circuit (abbr.)
75. Software engineering tool (abbr.)
76. Digital storage oscilloscope (abbr.)
77. Steel, brass, aluminum, etc.
78. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
79. Low Noise Amplifier (abbr.)
81. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)
83. Output intercept point (abbr.)
84. 1e-6 mA
85. Chemical symbol for selenium
88. Device to assist in the performance of a chore
90. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
91. Base 16 number system (abbr.)
93. RF ____, RF/microwave consulting company in Rochester, NY
95. Pistons function within them
96. Unit of angular measurement equal to one ninetieth of a right angle
97. Thin Shrink Small Outline Package (abbr.)		 1. Once around a circuit
2. 1E6 nanoseconds
3. Number system which uses only the digits 0 to 7
4. Half of DSB
6. Infrared (abbr.)
7. A mathematical quantity that has both direction and magnitude (pl.)
8. Opposite of O.D.
9. Integrated data onto a carrier wave
11. Helium, iron, silicon, or uranium, for example
12. Chemical symbol for beryllium
13. Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
14. Chemical symbol for cadmium
15. Abbreviation for minimum voltage
19. Cellphone band below PCS
22. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
24. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)
26. Printer output resolution unit (abbr.)
27. BSEE + 2 years
29. Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (abbr.)
31. Error checking scheme (abbr.)
32. Chemical symbol for xenon
33. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)
34. Chemical symbol for chromium
35. Experiencing a sudden and temporary increase in voltage, current, or power
38. International Telecommunications Union
39. Wheel attachment points
40. Device for linearly adding two or more inputs (pl.)
42. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
46. Queries an input for changes
48. Type of flip flop
49. Chemical symbol for antimony
51. 1/1000000 prefix
52. Chemical symbol for bismuth
55. _______ strength - measure of resistance from breaking
56. Voice of America
57. An array of 12 or 16 numbered keys that generate the standard telephone dual tone multifrequency (DTMF) dialing signals (2 wds.)
58. City in Colorado
60. Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (abbr.)
61. Type of current flow (abbr.)
63. Crystal surface
68. Crystal filter type (abbr.)
69. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
72. Chemical symbol for platinum
73. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)
74. Encases in a protective covering
77. 1/000 of an inch
80. Chemical symbol for arsenic
82. Unit of weight
84. Mate to a bolt
86. Effective Radiated Power (abbr.)
87. Type of current
88. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)
89. Opposite of I.D.
91. Chemical symbol for mercury
92. Chemical symbol for xenon
94. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

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Wireless Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution, 1/22/2012 - RF Cafe