Wireless Crossword Puzzle
December 1, 2013

2013 Crosswords Archive

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Wireless Crossword Puzzle for December 1, 2013 - RF Cafe

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1. Half of a vector

8. Creating a code version of a semiconductor device

16. First part of this website's title

17. Second part of this website's title

20. The stuff in the solder core

21. Chemical symbol for platinum

23. Describes a region on a semiconductor that has a linear and symmetric I-V curve

24. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.)

25. Responses to original posting on a forum

28. IC killer (abbr.)

29. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

31. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)

33. Base of the binary number system

34. Boob tube (abbr.)

35. Line extending out from center

37. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)

38. Heatsink feature

39. BER, 8 bits at a time

41. Chemical symbol for cesium

42. Silicon transistor type (abbr.)

44. Logic family (abbr.)

46. Component for splitting power into 2 or more paths (pl.)

49. Chemical symbol for thulium

50. The "E" in laser

53. Chemical symbol for arsenic

55. Negation prefix

56. The "B" in BER

57. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)

59. End of transmission (abbr.)

60. Stock symbol for Conexant

61. Referring to electrical supply cables

62. A common battery cell size

65. Unintended frequency product from a mixer

67. 3 GHz to 30 GHz

69. Test document for verifying proper function (abbr.)

71. Chemical symbol for thallium

72. One of the "E"s in BSEE

75. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)

76. Mr. Fermi's first name

77. Mass unit (abbr.)

78. International Amateur Radio Union (abbr.)

79. Chemical symbol for scandium

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

81. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors

83. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

85. Automatic Calibration System (abbr.)

86. Powers pneumatic devices

87. Type of logic gate

88. Emitted a flash during electrical discharge

91. Gallium ________

94. UMTS terrestrial radio access (abbr.)

96. Computer communication scheme (abbr.)

99. Chemical symbol for antimony

100. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)

101. Chemical symbol for holmium

102. Chemical symbol for thallium

103. Vector _______, antenna designer & manufacturer in Melbourne, Australia

105. File name extension for an ASCII file

106. Chemical symbol for californium

108. Personal Handy Phone System (abbr.)

109. Chemical symbol for silicon

111. Feature in some waveguides used to increase operational bandwidth

113. Mass unit (abbr., pl.)

115. Local Oscillator (abbr.)

116. Communication between stations by reflecting the radio waves off of the ionosphere

118. 1e-6 mA

119. Chemical symbol for beryllium

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

122. Measure of source / load mismatch (abbr.)

123. A gaseous process that deposits insulating films or metal onto a wafer at elevated temperature (abbr.)

125. Aerodynamic opposition to thrust

127. Binary Coded Decimal

129. Gun safety and education organization (abbr.)

131. Tie a bundle of wires together

133. Ham's code for "Shall I decrease power?"

134. Ham's code for "What is your location?"

136. Chemical symbol for neptunium

137. Chemical symbol for europium

138. Chemical symbol for nickel

139. Mr. de Forest's first name

140. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)

141. Mate to a bolt

142. Exalted-Carrier Single Sideband (abbr.)

147. Chemical symbol for zinc

149. Hub of the solar system

150. Intel x86 command for " jump if above"

152. Greek letter

153. One port on a BJT

155. Chemical symbol for neodymium

157. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)

158. Half of a DIP

161. Weight (abbr.)

163. Circuit for firing a radar magnetron (abbr.)

165. Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone

167. Type of IC packaging (2 wds.)

170. International phonetic alphabet letter "O"

174. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

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

176. Precision approach radar (abbr.)

179. Using the moon as a passive reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.)

180. Chemical symbol for dysprosium

181. Miniature RF connector

184. Internet protocol (abbr.)

185. Most protruding part of planetary rings as seen from distance

186. Chemical symbol for chlorine

187. ______ Associates, an RF design seminar company

188. Modulation type (abbr.)

189. The study of materials at very low temperatures

193. Infrared (abbr.)

195. Push to Talk (abbr.)

196. Add two or more inputs

197. RF computer network

198. A type of digital modulation (abbr.)

199. Fusing metals together using heat

202. Unit of resistance (pl.)

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

207. Chemical symbol for calcium

209. Common plastic insulation type (abbr.)

211. 2-way conversation, Ham term

212. Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo

213. The "R" in R&D

215. Word used in describing 2-D and 3-D object dimensions

216. Closed current paths

218. Exponent that returns the original number

219. System On Chip

220. Chemical symbol for europium

221. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.)

222. Lowest power level capable of being demodulated (abbr.)

224. Unit of length (abbr.)

225. Type mylar airframe structure covering (2 words)

227. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)

228. International Microwave Symposium (abbr.)

230. Network department (abbr.)

231. Chemical symbol for thulium

232. Electronic component package type (abbr.)

234. Measured a waveform at regular intervals

236. Equalizer (abbr.)

238. Inductors

240. 1e3 uV

241. Metric length unit

244. Type of cryptographic algorithm that takes a string and converts it to a numeric code

246. Part of a FOR loop

247. The "A" in YAG

248. He determined the constant equal to 1.3806503 × 10-23 m2 kg s-2 K-1

2. Strong cable covering

3. Ground fault interrupter (abbr., pl.)

4. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)

5. Transformer interwinding connection

6. Ultra Fine Pitch Technology (abbr.)

7. Morse Code for "from"

9. Type of logic gate

10. Numerical prefix meaning 10 (var.)

11. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

12. Diode circuit to restrain voltage input

13. One port of an amplifier

14. World's first satellite navigation system, abbr.

15. Chemical symbol for nobelium

18. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

19. Between-series connector

22. Time delay (abbr.)

25. Part of a FOR loop

26. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.)

27. 1.602E-19 Joules

28. Describes a closed curve whose loci of points all have the same sum distance from its two foci

29. Chemical symbol for lithium

30. Type of logic gate

32. One bit at a time

36. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (abbr.)

37. Type of high-tech data gathering system (abbr.)

38. Any numerical quantity that is not a whole number

39. One of the Ws in WWW

40. Readability, Signal, and Tone (QoS report type)

41. Person responsible for program spending (abbr.)

43. Nordic Mobile Telephone

45. Calculus operation (pl.)

47. Its chemical symbol is In

48. Voice of America

51. Chemical symbol for scandium

52. Shorthand for oxygen

54. Relating to the sun

58. Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination (abbr.)

59. Swiss mathematician who extensively studied complex numbers

62. Reads from disk

63. PC follower

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

66. Last stage in a transmitter (abbr.)

67. Electronically images a document

68. Parabolic antenna-to-waveguide interface component (pl.)

69. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.)

70. Cellphone band above DCS

72. Enhanced Graphics Adapter

73. A keyboard key

74. One port of an amplifier

77. Mr. Blattenberger of RF Cafe

82. Resistive component of a capacitor's lumped element model (abbr.)

84. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)

86. PC follower

89. Chemical symbol for ruthenium

90. Relative power level unit (abbr.)

91. Scheme to maintain proper frequency (abbr.)

92. 1/6 inch printer's measure

93. Electrical overstress (abbr.)

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

95. German mathematician who devised the methods of calculus at the same time as Newton

96. Semiconductor lamp

97. Type of current flow (abbr.)

98. Type of logic gate

104. Gigantic star in Cetus

105. Chemical symbol for silver

107. Frequency Division Duplex

108. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.)

110. Transferred charge w/o physical contact

112. Devices for separating AC from DC

113. Chemical symbol for krypton

114. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)

116. Chemical symbol for mercury

117. Chemical symbol for lead

120. Chemical symbol for erbium

124. Virtual Private Network

126. Nearest and furthest points to the center of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit

128. European equivalent to the U.L.

130. Chemical symbol for aluminum

131. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)

132. Engineering Change Notice (abbr.)

133. Ham's code for "Can you copy me?"

134. Unit of liquid measure (abbr.)

135. Device used to remove excess joule energy from an assembly

143. Chemical symbol for copper

144. Graphics file extension

145. Stock symbol for Raytheon

146. Electrical component the stores energy in a magnetic field (pl.)

148. Logical negation operator

149. Below ELF

151. Abbreviation for acknowledge (also a common word used by Bill the Cat)

152. Base of the binary number system

154. Band between RF and BB

156. Stock symbol for Dell Computer

158. The gaseous state of water

159. Internet protocol (abbr.)

160. Attenuator

162. Stock symbol for Boeing

164. Used to restore batteries

166. Chemical symbol for cesium

168. Modulation type (abbr.)

169. 360 degrees of phase rotation

171. Printer output resolution unit (abbr.)

172. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.)

173. Five-bit digital code used in teleprinter application

174. C# statement that ensures Dispose is called even if an exception occurs

176. Peak envelope power (abbr.)

177. Chunk of space rock

178. Readability, Signal, and Tone (QoS report type)

181. Short for synchronous

182. Chemical symbol for molybdenum

183. Early computer display screen resolution (abbr.)

190. Chemical symbol for radium

191. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

192. Type of microwave oscillator

194. Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (abbr.)

197. Battery vendor

200. Any mathematical statement that declares the values of two mathematical expressions to be equal

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

203. Chemical symbol for helium

204. Chemical symbol for selenium

205. A statement that has been proven on the basis of previously established statements

206. Early predecessor to an online forum (abbr.)

208. Arithmetic Logic Unit (abbr.)

209. The cell band above DCN

210. Error checking scheme (abbr.)

214. Carrier-to-noise ratio (abbr.)

217. Surface Mount Technology

220. High-speed logic family

223. Decimeter (abbr.)

226. Circuit path with very high or infinite impedance

227. Test point (abbr.)

228. Opposite of O.D.

229. Impenetrable physical barrier

230. Islands On The Air (Ham term)

232. Type of component package (abbr.)

233. Very large unit of apparent power (abbr.)

235. 1.602E-19 Joules

237. ARRL's magazine

239. Chemical symbol for tin

241. Greek letter (micro)

242. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)

243. Chemical symbol for ruthenium

244. Chemical symbol for holmium

245. CPS


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Wireless Crossword Puzzle Solution for December 1, 2013 - RF Cafe