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s-Parameters Theme Crossword Puzzle
May 15th, 2022
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This custom s-Parameters themed Crossword Puzzle for May 15th, 2022, is brought
to you by RF Cafe. Clues for words relevant to the theme are marked with
asterisks (*). 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!
Reproduction of this puzzle without the express permission of
RF Cafe is prohibited.
acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words
![s-Parameters Theme Crossword Puzzle for May 15th, 2022 - RF Cafe](images/s-parameters-themed-crossword-puzzle-rf-cafe-5-15-2022.gif)
1. Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator
(abbr., pl.) 5. ______ + 58 Down + 95 Across, test equipment used to measure
this puzzle's theme * 10. _________ + 73 Across (S11) * 16. Its chemical
symbol is Fe 17. Voice of America 18. Equalizer (abbr.) 20. High-speed
multimedia (abbr.) 21. Switch position 23. Multifunctional silicon devices
(abbr.) 25. Silicon transistor type 26. 10E1 numerical prefix 28. Ham
radio abbreviation for naturally occurring noise or interference 29. 300 kHz
to 3 MHz 30. Wire 33. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.) 34.
Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor 36. 35 Down + ____ (S21) * 37. Primary
U.S. standards organization founded in 1918 (abbr.) 38. Logic family 39.
Tall structure for antennas 41. Input port number (for 2-port device) * 43. Large unit of
apparent power (abbr.) 44. One component of a complex number (abbr.) 45.
Steel, brass, aluminum, etc. 47. s-__________, this puzzle's theme * 50.
Write-Once (abbr.) 53. Chemical symbol for neon 54. Signal reaction caused
by impedance mismatch * 59. 1 GHz to 2 GHz 62. Part of this website's
title 64. Transmit Incremental Tuning (abbr.) 65. Original Equipment
Manufacturer (abbr.) 66. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.) 67.
The "D" in CD (pl.) 70. Logic family (abbr.) 71. Galilean moon 73. 10
Across + ____ (S22) * 75. Computer communication scheme (abbr.) 76. Ham's
code for "Shall I stop sending?" 77. Threaded fastener 78. Radio signals
from the cosmos (abbr.) 79. Stock symbol for Hewlett Packard 81. Modern
battlefield technique (abbr.) 83. Specialized mobile radio (abbr.) 84.
Last stage in a transmitter (abbr.) 85. Boob tube (abbr.) 88. Plug-in for
computer bus 90. Chemical symbol for cobalt 91. An unlicensed radio band
in the U.S. often used for walkie-talkies (abbr.) 93. Advanced Research
Projects Agency (abbr.) 95. 5 Across + 58 Down + _________, test equipment
used to measure this puzzle's theme (pl.) * 96. Its chemical symbol is Ni
97. Nikola _____ |
1. Output port number (for 2-port device) * 2. Greek letter 3.
Using a logical connection scheme for redundant power supplies 4. System On
Chip 6. 1.602E-19 Joules 7. Surface which curves inwards like the interior
of a sphere 8. Chemical symbol for tantalum 9. Gray market knock-off
11. Reusable space vehicle 12. Chemical symbol for einsteinium 13. Common
average used for sinewaves (abbr.) 14. Chemical symbol for thulium 15.
Chemical symbol for neptunium 19. Ham's code for "Entire net stand by."
22. Unit of time (abbr.) 24. Circuit for firing a radar magnetron (abbr.)
26. Logarithmic unit of power (abbr.) 27. Automatic Testing, Evaluation &
Reporting (abbr.) 29. Type of capacitor dielectric 31. Another name for 86
Down (abbr.) * 32. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band
(abbr.) 33. Chemical symbol for scandium 34. Chemical symbol for holmium
35. _______ + 36 Across (S+1 Down + 41 Across) * 38. A common battery cell
size 39. Greek symbol commonly used to represent angles 40. _______ + 36
Across (S + 41 Across+1 Down) * 42. Electromagnetic (abbr.) 46. Image file
format name extension, (pl.) 48. Type of flip-flop 49. Chemical symbol for
molybdenum 51. International Telegraphy and Telephony Consultative Committee
52. Chemical symbol for lithium 55. Shape an object by forcing material
through a die 56. Logic family (abbr.) 57. Greek letter 58. 5 Across +
_______ + 95 Across, test equipment used to measure this puzzle's theme 60.
Turn on the computer 61. Type of current 63. Software storage unit 68.
Crystal filter type (abbr.) 69. Cyanide (abbr.) 72. Type of logic gate
73. Constellation : The lion 74. Use a filter to assure the spectral content
of transmitted signal 77. Miniature RF connector 80. Unit of liquid
measure (abbr.) 82. Direction of carbon fiber strands 84. Period between
radar transmitter's output waveform (abbr.) 86. Abbreviation for 5 Across +
58 Down + 95 Across * 87. Chemical symbol for radium 88. Chemical symbol
for chlorine 89. Return-to-Zero (abbr.) 91. A BPF specification (abbr.)
92. Chemical symbol for selenium 94. Chemical symbol for arsenic |
See solution below
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