RF Engineering Crossword PuzzleMarch 25, 2012

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RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle for March 25, 2012 - RF Cafe

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1. Opposite of inputs
6. Type of reconfigurable memory (abbr., pl.)
11. Cellphone band above DCS
12. Chemical symbol for calcium
14. Workplace safety group (abbr.)
16. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)
18. Range of frequencies
20. Type of component package (abbr.)
21. Chemical symbol for terbium
22. Chemical symbol for gallium
23. Programmable logic device (abbr.)
24. First name of a British scientist of falling apple fame
25. Multivibrator type
26. Chemical symbol for tantalum
28. Family of ICs with a certain component density level (abbr.)
30. Output value (pl.)
34. Wireless phone regions
38. Chemical symbol for niobium
40. 1/6 inch printer's measure
41. RF integrated circuit (abbr.)
42. A meteor which strikes the earth
45. Geometric figure that has the same shape as a ring doughnut
46. Numbers raised to the 1/3 power (2 wds.)
48. Semiconductor lamps
51. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
52. Chemical symbol for nickel
53. A popular spreadsheet
54. Electricaly Alterable Read Only Memory
57. Online service
60. Unit of time (abbr.)
62. Software for mathematical calculations
65. British scientist ... Newton
68. High-speed logic family
69. 1e-6 mA
70. Max or min voltage of a waveform (abbr.)
71. Unit of time (abbr.)
72. Send a wireless to an early hip-worn wireless device
75. Boob tube (abbr.)
76. Positive emitter-coupled logic (abbr.)
78. Chemical symbol for radium
79. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)
81. A circuit that takes two or more input signals, and produces an output that includes the sum and difference of those signal frequencies (pl.)
82. Circuit breaker vendor

1. Greek letter used for resistance
2. Test point (abbr.)
3. Substrate for mounting components (abbr.)
4. Unit of time (abbr.)
5. Graph axis numerical marking (pl.)
7. Chemical symbol for polonium
8. Receiver power level circuitry (abbr.)
9. Unit of resistance (pl.)
10. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
13. Army-Navy specification prefix
15. Relative power level unit (abbr.)
17. Circular mounting hardware
18. The "B" in BGA
19. Device under test (abbr.)
21. Loose end of a cable
23. Chemical symbol for lead
27. Chemical symbol for aluminum
29. The property of matter by which it continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless acted upon by an external force
31. Name is given to each angular point of a polygon
32. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)
33. Term for asymmetry of a statistical distribution
35. 30 kHz to 300 kHz
36. Described by a 1st-order equation
37. Chemical symbol for scandium
39. Units of heat
42. Earth's natural satellite
43. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
44. Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (abbr.)
45. Part of a FOR loop
47. Graphics file extension
48. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)
49. Type of current
50. A trigonometry function that is the reciprocal of the cosine
55. Audio Frequency Shift Keying (abbr.)
56. Chemical symbol for manganese
58. Greek letter used for resistance (pl.)
59. Tie a bundle of wires together
61. Half of a DIP
63. Chemical symbol for thallium
64. Mr. Packard's (HP) first name
65. Innovative Power Products, Holbrook, NY (abbr.)
66. Highest point
67. Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (abbr.)
73. Chemical symbol for argon
74. Miniature threaded RF connector
76. Ratio of circumference to diameter
77. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
79. Chemical symbol for ruthenium
80. Chemical symbol for strontium

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RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for March 25, 2012 - RF Cafe