RF Cafe Christmas 2016 Crossword Puzzle
December 25, 2016

Christmastime is upon us once again, and amazingly another year is coming to an end. This marks my 58th Christmas here on Earth - that's 58 trips around the sun and a barely measurable distance around the Milky Way galaxy; where has the time gone? "Tempus fugit," as the dial of my grandmother clock proclaims. In fine tradition, this week's engineering crossword puzzle has a special theme that contains a heart-felt message from all the staff (Melanie and me) here at RF Cafe. We hope you had a good 2016 and that you will have a safe and happy holiday season. Carpe diem.

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acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words

Christmas 2016 Crossword Puzzle for December 25, 2016 - RF Cafe

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.

ACROSS DOWN
1. Unit of length (abbr.)

3. 17 Down + _________ and a 36 Down + 99 Down + 54 Across from 47 Down + 50 Across

9. Opposite of O.D.

11. Unit of energy

12. Type of load used in place of an antenna during transmitter testing

13. Optical cross-connect (abbr.)

16. High-speed logic family

17. Unit of processor calculation speed, abbr.

18. Field Programmable Gate Array (abbr.)

20. 1.602E-19 Joules

21. Chemical symbol for erbium

23. Relative power level unit (abbr.)

25. Chemical symbol for plutonium

26. Electromagnetic (abbr.)

27. Performs a disk operation

29. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (acr.)

31. Elemental compound used for microwave frequency reference oscillators (abbr., pl.)

34. Amateur Teleprinter Over Radio (abbr.)

36. Form of energy arising from the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules

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

39. 30 Hz to 300 Hz

40. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices

41. Chemical symbol for radon

42. Electrical safety organization (abbr.)

43. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

45. Network department (abbr.)

47. Type of flip-flop

48. Unit of time (abbr.)

50. 17 Down + 3 Across and a 36 Down + 99 Down + 54 Across from 47 Down + ____

52. Tied a bundle of wires together

54. 17 Down + 3 Across and a 36 Down + 99 Down + ____ from 47 Down + 50 Across

56. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

57. Chemical symbol for bismuth

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

60. Chemical symbol for tantalum

62. Switch position

63. Switch position

65. Voltage-controlled oscillator (abbr.)

67. Term for creating an asymmetry in a statistical distribution

70. The cell band above DCN

72. Chemical symbol for erbium

73. Chemical symbol for beryllium

74. Chemical symbol for radium

75. Chemical symbol for manganese

76. Chemical symbol for neodymium

78. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

79. Converts computer code into binary

84. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)

85. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.

86. Last stage in a transmitter (abbr.)

87. Morse Code for "from"

89. Chemical symbol for holmium

90. Chemical symbol for cesium

92. Act of being exposed to ionizing electromagnetic energy

93. Regarding light transmission

97. A surface which curves inwards like the interior of a sphere

101. Silicon transistor type (abbr.)

102. Adjust a pot

103. Ratio of circumference to diameter

104. Weight (abbr.)

1. Unit for 1,000 watt-seconds (abbr.)

2. The "M" in EMF

3. Describes a switch that is making electrical contact

4. Base 16 number system (abbr.)

5. Internet protocol (abbr.)

6. Boob tube (abbr.)

7. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)

8. Its chemical symbol is S

9. A false signal produced in a superheterodyne receiver's circuitry (pl.)

10. Chemical symbol for dysprosium

14. Chemical symbol for chromium

15. Popular computer device interface (abbr.)

16. Chemical symbol for europium

17. _____ + 3 Across and a 36 Down + 99 Down + 54 Across from 47 Down + 50 Across

19. Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (abbr.)

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

23. Small motored tool for model drilling, grinding, shaping, etc.

24. Lowest operational frequency of a waveguide

25. Attenuator

28. Basic element

30. Thing in a bill of material

32. Base of the decimal number system

33. One of four lines used in ferrite core memories

35. Chemical symbol for thallium

36. 17 Down + 3 Across and a _____ + 99 Down + 54 Across from 47 Down + 50 Across

37. Ticker symbol for Analog Devices

41. Mate to a transmitter

42. Channel used for earth-to-satellite communications

44. A class of subatomic particles that are composed of quarks and take part in the strong interaction

46. Altered the relations between the parts of a structure or shape by applying an external force

47. 17 Down + 3 Across and a 36 Down + 99 Down + 54 Across from __ + 50 Across

49. Chemical symbol for selenium

51. Chemical symbol for arsenic

53. Chemical symbol for cadmium

55. PC follower

57. An elementary particle (pl.)

59. Search ______; e.g., Google, Yahoo, Bing

61. Chemical symbol for molybdenum

64. Filter type that blocks lower frequencies (abbr.)

66. Studies for a test just before taking it

68. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)

69. One port of an amplifier

71. 4 GHz to 8 GHz

75. One axis of an ellipse

77. Constellation : The dragon

80. Type of component package (abbr.)

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

82. Filter type that blocks frequencies below and above a specified band (abbr.)

83. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

84. Radio navigation reference signal (pl.)

88. Goes beyond published limits

89. Opposite of a LO

91. Chemical symbol for tin

94. Indium phosphide

95. Printer output resolution unit (abbr.)

96. Army-Navy specification prefix

98. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)

99. 17 Down + 3 Across and a 36 Down + ___ + 54 Across from 47 Down + 50 Across

100. Logic gate output configuration (abbr.)


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Christmas 2016 Crossword Puzzle for December 25, 2016 - RF Cafe