Engineering Crossword Puzzle
April 28, 2013

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.
2013 Crosswords Archive
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Engineering Crossword for April 28, 2013 - RF Cafe


ACROSS DOWN
1. Low- to mid- frequency RF connector
4. Encases in a protective covering
8. First name of a British scientist of falling apple fame
12. Stock symbol for Lockheed Martin
15. Programmable logic device (abbr.)
17. Voltage-current phase mnemonic
18. Modulation technique (abbr.)
19. Last statement in a BASIC program
21. Unit of time (abbr.)
23. End of transmission (abbr.)
25. Software drafting tool (abbr.)
27. Device under test (abbr.)
28. Ham's code for "What is the name of your station?"
29. Infrared (abbr.)
30. Display type
32. Measure of source / load mismatch (abbr.)
34. Chemical symbol for chromium
35. Type of logic gate
36. Silicon transistor type
37. Singulated piece of IC wafer
38. Technical drawing structure
39. Optical cross-connect (abbr.)
41. Test document for verifying proper function (abbr.)
42. Unit of frequency
43. Nuclear explosion byproduct harmful to electronic (abbr., pl.)
45. Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
46. Electronic warfare defense (abbr.)
48. Containing or made of tin, iron, copper, aluminum, etc.
49. FET voltage specification
50. Once around a circuit
52. Curly-Q type light bulb (abbr.)
53. End of a soldering iron (pl.)
56. Gary Breed's fine magazine on RF & microwaves topics (abbr.)
58. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
59. Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
62. 2/3 of a triac
65. Engineering Change Order (abbr.)
66. Telex-Over-Radio (abbr.)
67. Chemical symbol for erbium
68. Part of this website's title
70. Printer output resolution unit (abbr.)
72. Fast Fourier transform (abbr.)
73. One component of a complex number (abbr.)
74. Half of a DIP
75. Transmit Incremental Tuning (abbr.)
76. Straight line emanating from a point source
78. Modem encoding method (abbr.)
80. Chemical symbol for cobalt
81. Cooling device
82. Aircraft navigation system (abbr.)
83. CDMA Development Group (abbr.)
85. Very large unit of apparent power (abbr.)
87. Organization for former military members
88. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
89. Flip-flop control input
90. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.)
2. Chemical symbol for neptunium
3. Software engineering tool (abbr.)
5. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)
6. Circuit for maintaining constant voltage (abbr.)
7. 2/3 of a triac
9. Unintended frequency product from a mixer
10. Logic family
11. Modulation type (abbr.)
12. Low Noise Amplifier (abbr.)
13. Chemical symbol for mendelevium
14. Instruments for measuring I, V, R
16. Line of Sight (abbr.)
19. Effective Radiated Power (abbr.)
20. Another name for peak-to-average ratio of a waveform (2 wds.)
22. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
24. Base of the binary number system
26. Aerodynamic opposition to thrust
27. Add an impurity to a semiconductor
28. Ham's code for "Zero beat your signal with mine."
29. Input intercept point (abbr.)
31. Morse Code for "from"
33. Mate to a TX
36. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
37. Decimeter (abbr.)
40. 360 degrees of phase rotation
42. Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (abbr.)
44. Arithmetic Logic Unit (abbr.)
47. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr., pl.)
51. Component
52. Co-channel rejection ratio (abbr.)
54. Current-voltage phase mnemonic
55. Chemical symbol for polonium
56. Communication between stations by reflecting the radio waves off of the ionosphere
57. Chemical symbol for francium
60. Type of current
61. Filter type (abbr.)
63. Band between RF and BB
64. Scheme to maintain proper frequency (abbr.)
66. Add solder to tip of iron
67. Antenna radiated power measurement (abbr.)
69. Crystal surface
71. FCC Part 15 rules apply in this band (abbr.)
74. Crystal filter type (abbr.)
75. Type of logic gate
77. 36 in. (abbr., pl.)
79. Large unit of apparent power (abbr.)
81. Small unit of capacitance (abbr.)
82. Unit of apparent power (abbr.)
84. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo
86. Chemical symbol for argon



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Engineering Crossword Solution for April 28, 2013 - RF Cafe