Electronics Themed Crossword Puzzle
October 23rd, 2022

Here is your custom made Electronics-themed crossword puzzle for October 23rd, 2022. All RF Cafe crossword puzzles are custom made by me, Kirt Blattenberger, and have only words and clues related to RF, microwave, and mm-wave engineering, optics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and other technical subjects. As always, this crossword contains no names of politicians, mountain ranges, exotic foods or plants, movie stars, or anything of the sort unless it/he/she is related to this puzzle's technology theme (e.g., Reginald Denny or the Tunguska event in Siberia). The technically inclined cruciverbalists amongst us will appreciate the effort. Enjoy!


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

Electronics Themed Crossword Puzzle for October 23rd, 2022 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Mathematical process by which a number is expressed as a product of factors
11. CB slang for female police officer (2 wds., pl.)
19. Computer monitor (abbr., pl.)
20. The time taken for one complete oscillation
21. Plasma atmosphere layer of the sun
22. RF integrated circuit (abbr.)
24. Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.)
25. FCC's Universal Licensing System (abbr.)
27. Enginer killer
28. Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (abbr.)
29. Large radio telescope in Puerto Rico
31. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.
32. Nearest and furthest points to the center of gravitational attraction for a body in orbit (pl.)
34. Chemical symbol for selenium
35. Switch position
36. Electrical overstress (abbr.)
38. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)
39. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.)
40. Ham's code for "Unable to copy you."
41. Soaring club in Colorado Springs, CO, abbr.
44. Chemical symbol for cadmium
46. Angular speed unit
48. Carrier-to-noise ratio (abbr.)
50. Positive electrodes
52. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
53. Audiovisual device
56. Image file format name extension
58. Ham's code for "What is the correct time?"
59. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)
60. Chemical symbol for lutetium
61. 10E1 numerical prefix
62. Chemical symbol for ruthenium
64. Direct Digital Synthesis (abbr.)
66. A gaseous process that deposits insulating films or metal onto a wafer at elevated temperature (abbr.)
68. Angle described by sine/cosine
72. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)
73. ______ Industrial USA, in Deer Park, NY
76. One port of an amplifier
78. One each
79. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
80. The "R" in DRC in substrate layout (singular form)
82. Software engineering tool (abbr.)
83. Chemical symbol for argon
85. BlackBerry or Palm for example (abbr.)
87. Keyboard key
89. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)
90. ampere-hour (abbr.)
91. Relating to the sun
93. Electrical safety organization (abbr.)
94. Fueling products manufacturer in Brookline, MO
97. CB slang for policeman
99. 12 inches
101. Computer communication scheme (abbr.)
102. Ham's code for "Entire net stand by."
103. Its chemical symbol is Fe
104. Unit of liquid volume
106. Added an attenuator
108. The "D" in RFID (pl.)
109. Entity defined in the second law of thermodynamics (pl.)
110. Antenna structure that connects directly to the feed line (2 wds.)
1. Release control over
2. Unit of atmospheric pressure (abbr.)
3. Chemical symbol for cesium
4. Applies a lubricant
5. Internet protocol (abbr.)
6. One system's phonetic letter "z"
7. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (acr.)
8. Landing gear component
9. Newest buzz phrase for ubiquitous remote control and monitoring of everything (abbr.)
10. Opposite of I.D.
11. Most frequently occurring number in a series of numbers
12. Strong cable coverings
13. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
14. Automatic network analyzer (abbr.)
15. No insulation
16. Creating a corona
17. Radio frequency interference (abbr.)
18. Service-Independent Building Blocks
19. Personal computer vendor
21. Chemical symbol for californium
23. Lacing ____, for bundling cables
25. One cutoff frequency specification for a bandpass filter
26. Half of a DIP
28. Number of times you'll probably stick your finger in the prop
30. Science of assuring operation amid dense EM background noise (abbr.)
32. Type of logic gate
33. Joined two or more wires
37. Curve traced out by a point which moves around another point with an ever increasing radius (pl.);Type of frequency-independent antenna with a shape inspired by Archimedes (pl.)
40. New company formed by RFMD and TriQuint merger
42. Chemical symbol for strontium
43. Chemical symbol for neon
45. This calculus operation yields current through an inductor
47. Minutes of Use (abbr.)
49. Feature in some waveguides used to increase operational bandwidth
51. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.)
53. Tweak a filter for the correct response
54. Mr. de Forest's first name
55. ________ _____ - Degrees of separation between two lines meeting at a common vertex (2 wds., abbr.)
57. Electronics components & batteries supplier based in Japan
59. Total radiated power (abbr.)
60. Chemical symbol for lanthanum
63. Radio navigation system (abbr.)
65. Created an impenetrable physical barrier
67. Company that markets Teflon
69. Frequency band at high end of audio spectrum
70. Equipment
71. 1e-6 mA
72. Greek letter (micro)
74. Premier organization for model rocket enthusiasts
75. Type of unidirectional antenna
77. Technique that uses propagation delay of reflected waves as the information source for cable characterization (abbr.)
80. _____&Schwarz
81. End of Life (abbr.)
84. ____ earth elements
86. The constellation in which Canopus is located
88. Low altitude earth orbit
90. Ad-hoc on demand distance vector (abbr.)
92. Tie a bundle of wires together
93. Volt, meter, pint, pound, eg.
95. Unit of weight
96. Common shorthand reference for a capacitor
98. Army-Navy specification prefix
99. International modeling organization
100. Base of the decimal number system
102. Type of leadless surface mount IC package (abbr.)
105. Chemical symbol for lithium
106. Chemical symbol for praseodymium
107. Morse Code for "from"
108. One component of a complex number (abbr.)

See solution below

 

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electronics Theme Crossword Puzzle Solution for October 23rd, 2022 - RF Cafe