Physics & Engineering Crossword Puzzle
March 2, 2014

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Physics Crossword Puzzle for March 2, 2014 - RF Cafe DOWN

2. Does not reach the steady-state voltage output

3. Unit of length (abbr.)

4. International phonetic alphabet letter "Y"

5. Type of logic gate

6. Colorado Springs military school (abbr.)

7. Angular speed unit

10. This website's title, with 9 Across

13. Feedback system used to maintain constant level (abbr.)

17. Chemical symbol for selenium

18. One port of an amplifier

20. Small representative graphic

21. Unit of apparent power (abbr.)

22. Ferromagnetic material having high electrical resistivity, used for inductors (pl.)

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

27. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards

28. Type of programmable device (abbr.)

29. Online service

32. International QSL forwarding bureau

33. Network department (abbr.)

34. Mate a plug to a jack

36. End-to-end joint

38. "Calling any amateur radio station"

39. Stock symbol for Boeing

41. Name given to each angular point of a polygon

43. Switch position

46. Code for a type of electrical wire insulation

48. Enrico _____, nuclear physicist

50. A natural or synthetic compound of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units (pl.)

52. Opposite of I.D.

54. PC follower

58. Excess noise specification (2 wds.)

59. Frequency

60. Type of current flow (abbr.)

61. Logic family (abbr.)

63. Ticker symbol for Analog Devices

64. International Amateur Radio Union (abbr.)

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

68. Type of logic gate

69. A common battery cell size

70. Energy at rest

72. Nickname given to a satellite

73. Morse Code for "from"

74. Output intercept point (abbr.)

78. Precision approach radar (abbr.)

80. Precision landing system (abbr.)

84. Galilean moon

85. Chemical symbol for chlorine

ACROSS
1. Device which substitutes for an antenna during tests on a transmitter (2 wds.)

8. Home state of Los Alamos lab (abbr.)

9. This website's title, with 10 Down

11. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.)

12. Automatic network analyzer (abbr.)

14. A common battery cell size

15. Chemical symbol for europium

16. Mass unit (abbr., pl.)

18. Type of logic gate

19. Opposite of transmit

22. An overcurrent protection device

24. Chemical symbol for calcium

25. Ethoxyethane

26. Ham's code for "Shall I increase power?"

30. Switch position

31. A quadrilateral in which the opposite sides and angles are equal

34. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)

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

36. Low- to mid- frequency RF connector

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

39. Data transmission pathway

40. 1.602E-19 Joules

42. Ham's code for "Shall I increase power?"

44. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

45. Adjust a pot

47. Switch position

49. Total radiated power (abbr.)

51. Greek letter

53. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)

55. Part of a FOR loop

56. Amplifier linearity specification (abbr.)

57. Stock symbol for Raytheon

59. Base of the decimal number system

60. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (abbr.)

62. Shorthand for oxygen

63. Its chemical symbol is Ac

64. Opposite of O.D.

65. Powers pneumatic devices

66. Opposite of set

69. Chemical symbol for argon

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

72. Five-bit digital code used in teleprinter application (pl.)

75. Opposite of O.D.

76. Electronics Industry Association (abbr.)

77. Chemical symbol for silver

79. Radio frequency interference (abbr.)

81. Permeability-tuned oscillator (abbr.)

82. Country of RF Cafe's residency

83. Chemical symbol for lithium

85. Chemical symbol for chromium

86. What type of triangle has only two of its sides equal


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Physics Crossword Puzzle Solution for March 2, 2014 - RF Cafe