11/13/2006 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

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RF Cafe engineering & science crossword puzzle

ACROSS

ACROSS

1. Time taken for half the atoms of a radioactive sample to decay

7. Grind to a precise fit

10. Official engineering change document, abbr.

11. 10^1 numerical prefix

13. Electromagnetic interference, abbr.

14. PC follower

15. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform, abbr.

17. Rust

19. Graphics file type, pl.

21. Adjusts a pot

22. Miniature threaded RF connector

24. Chemical symbol for magnesium

26. Army-Navy spec., abbr.

27. Chemical symbol for cobalt

28. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

29. Switch position

31. Ham abbreviation for "distant station"

33. Component of product cost, abbr.

34. Isolator, oscillator vendor in Tampa, FL

36. European spectrum allocation agency, abbr.

39. Miniature RF connector

41. One component of a complex number, abbr.

43. Logarithmic ratio, abbr.

44. Chemical symbol for selenium

45. One port of an amplifier

46. Chemical symbol for silicon

48. 300 Hz to 3 kHz

50. RF connector type

51. Specialty connector manufacturer, in North Andover, MA

53. Quickly changing portion of waveform

56. 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

59. Chemical symbol for calcium

60. Chemical symbol for lawrencium

61. Voice of America

62. Microwave products supplier in San Jose, CA

64. Greek letter

65. Last statement in a program

66. Using electricity

DOWN

DOWN

1. Adhesive type that sticks when its temperature is elevated

2. Logic family

3. Local Oscillator

4. Opposite of O.D.

5. Forward Error Correction

6. Official engineering change document, abbr., pl.

7. Low altitude earth orbit satellite, abbr.

8. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices

9. Effect which causes a voltage between the faces of a crystal under mechanical pressure

12. Length times width

15. Related to FM by a differential

16. Shortened version of pk-pk

18. Stock symbol for Raytheon

19. Stock symbol for Boeing

20. Surface mount, abbr.

23. 1E6 nanoseconds

25. Chemical symbol for gadolinium

27. Chemical symbol for chromium

29. Logic gate

30. 1e-6 mA

32. Chemical symbol for xenon

33. Chemical symbol for nickel

34. Chemical symbol for terbium

35. Chemical symbol for krypton

37. Time delay, abbr.

38. Chemical symbol for antimony

40. Chemical symbol for manganese

42. 1.602E-19 Joules

44. Chemical symbol for tin

46. Special diode that can be switched

47. Greek letter

49. Chemical symbol for iron

50. Test equipment, abbr.

51. Have a positive phase wrt a reference

52. International phonetic alphabet letter "M"

54. Type of current

55. Chemical symbol for gallium

57. Negation prefix

58. Online service, abbr.

60. Family of TTL logic

63. Chemical symbol for neon

64. Chemical symbol for praseodymium


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