RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle
March 17, 2013 (St. Patrick's Day)

2013 Crosswords Archive

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RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle for March 17, 2013 (St. Patrick's Day) - RF Cafe

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1. A coherent monochrome light source (pl.)

4. Number defined as a one followed by 100 noughts

7. Hit a component with an electrostatic discharge

8. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)

10. Related to FM by a differential

11. Spurious RF products created by metal joints (abbr.)

14. Highest frequency at which a vertically incident radio wave will return from the ionosphere (2 wds.)

16. Chemical symbol for plutonium

17. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

18. Quantum electron property (pl.)

19. Chemical symbol for neon

21. Airfoil shapers

23. Surface Mount Technology

26. "Texting" (abbr.)

27. Current-voltage phase mnemonic

30. Longitudinal shape-forming structural element

33. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE

34. Retain a charge

36. Used lubricant

38. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)

39. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.)

40. Chemical symbol for polonium

41. Type of e-mail address system (abbr.)

43. Silicon transistor type

44. Ratio of circumference to diameter

45. Angular speed unit

46. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.

47. Automatic repeat request used in AMTOR (abbr.)

49. Structure of columns and rows

51. The design component of total product cost (abbr.)

52. Peak envelope power (abbr.)

53. One component of a complex number (abbr.)

54. Software function selection mechanism

56. Keyboard key

57. Logic family

58. Chemical symbol for erbium

59. Below ELF

61. Small Office/Home Office (abbr.)

63. Material testing organization (abbr.)

64. Ham's code for "Entire net stand by."

65. Type of digital filter (abbr.)

66. High-speed circuit-switched data (abbr.)

67. IC killer (abbr.)

68. Hub of the solar system

69. Type of data storage IC (abbr.)

72. Computer Assisted Design and Development

76. Output intercept point (abbr.)

78. One port of an amplifier

79. Part of a screw that engages the driver

80. Last statement in a BASIC program

82. Another word for each complete winding of an inductor

84. Chemical symbol for cobalt

85. Low- to mid- frequency RF connector

86. Flash caused by an electric current ionizing a gas or vapor

87. An elementary particle

89. Greek letter

90. FCC's Universal Licensing System (abbr.)

92. One port of an amplifier

93. Chemical symbol for lithium

94. Programmable logic device (abbr.)

95. 2 x SSB

97. Network department (abbr.)

98. Once around a circuit

99. Family of ICs with a certain component density level (abbr.)

100. This causes a change in the motion of a body

102. Elementary particles

104. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.)

105. Device to assist in the performance of a chore

107. 2 x SSB

110. The system than converts common website names to IP addresses (abbr.)

111. Type of data storage IC (abbr.)

112. SIgnal to Noise And Distortion (abbr.)

114. Chemical symbol for polonium

115. Chemical symbol for plutonium

117. Chemical symbol for helium

118. Network department (abbr.)

119. Metric angle unit

122. 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

125. Low Noise Amplifier (abbr.)

127. Volt, meter, pint, pound, eg.

128. Mr. Blattenberger of RF Cafe

129. Mass unit (abbr.)

130. A three-terminal power semiconductor device noted for high efficiency and fast switching (abbr.)

131. Flip-flop control input

132. Logical gate type (pl.)

1. Ties a bundle of wires together

2. Automatic Packet Position Reporting System (abbr.)

3. Miniature RF connector (pl.)

4. General Mobile Radio Service (abbr.)

5. Circuit path with very high or infinite impedance

6. Geometric entity with only length (pl.)

9. Common shorthand reference for a capacitor (pl.)

10. Circuit for firing a radar magnetron (abbr., pl.)

12. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)

13. Noise reducers

15. International phonetic alphabet letter "L"

16. Geometric solid having two ends which are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and sides which are parallelograms

20. Use a squeezing tool for attaching a wire lug

22. Maximally flat group delay equation

23. Retains a charge

24. Chemical symbol for molybdenum

25. Total radiated power (abbr.)

27. Input intercept point (abbr.)

28. Chemical symbol for chlorine

29. Type of reconfigurable memory (abbr.)

31. Having 90 degrees between straight sides

32. Unit of current

34. Junk e-mail

35. End of transmission (abbr.)

36. Exponent that returns the original number

37. Thread cutting tools

42. Attenuator

43. Oscillator type that is referenced to an external source (abbr.)

48. Ham's code for "Station is leaving the net."

50. Radio navigation reference signal (pl.)

51. Nordic Mobile Telephone

55. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

57. Chemical symbol for cesium

60. Heatsink feature

62. Unit of resistance

63. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)

64. 2-way conversation, Ham term

68. Waveform that follows a sine function

69. Time taken for one complete oscillation of a vibrating object

70. Radio Amateurs of Canada (abbr.)

71. Opposite of I.D.

73. PC follower

74. Device under test (abbr.)

75. One port on a FET (pl.)

77. Maker of the 'Land' instant camera

79. Two of these in a whole

80. End of Life (abbr.)

81. U.S. military organization (abbr.)

83. Mate to a bolt (pl.)

85. Threaded fasteners

87. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.)

88. Stock symbol for National Semiconductor

91. Send junk e-mail

94. Substrate for mounting components (abbr.)

96. Manufacturer of project boxes

101. Type of flip-flop

103. Switch position

106. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

108. _____-Carlo analysis

109. A sudden and temporary increase in voltage, current, or power

111. Maximum voltages in a waveform

113. Aerodynamic opposition to thrust

114. Set of poles

116. Volt, meter, pint, pound, eg.

117. Opposite of a LO

120. Device under test (abbr.)

121. One port of an amplifier

123. Chemical symbol for erbium

124. Stock symbol for Raytheon

126. Chemical symbol for nickel


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RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle Solution for March 17, 2013 (St. Patrick's Day) - RF Cafe