Electronics Theme Crossword Puzzle
September 10th, 2023

This custom RF Cafe electronics-themed crossword puzzle for September 10th contains words and clues which pertain exclusively to the subjects of electronics, science, physics, mechanics, engineering, power distribution, astronomy, chemistry, etc. Given that today is the 10th day of the month, many words in this crossword start or end (or contain) the 10th letter, "J." If you do see names of people or places, they are intimately related to the aforementioned areas of study. As always, you will find no references to numbnut movie stars or fashion designers. Need more crossword RF Cafe puzzles? A list at the bottom of the page links to hundreds of them dating back to the year 2000. Enjoy.


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

Electronics Themed Crossword Puzzle for September 10th, 2023 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Java server pages (abbr.) *
4. Compressed image file formats *
7. Joint Tactical Radio Service *
10. Prefix used on many MIL-SPEC components *
13. Intentionally blocks communications signals *
14. Chemical symbol for argon
15. Electromagnetic (abbr.)
16. Solid state power amplifier (abbr.)
18. Chemical symbol for bismuth
19. 1/000 of an inch
21. Ham's code for "What is the correct time?"
22. Ratio of circumference to diameter
23. Unlicensed radio type for personal and business use (abbr., pl.)
25. Adjust a pot
27. Global System for Mobile Communications (abbr.)
29. Common gateway interface (abbr.)
30. Intentionally blocked communications signals *
32. Region of the ionosphere found approximately 55 to 90 miles above Earth; it fades away a few hours after sunset (hyph.)
35. Totals
38. Very large unit of apparent power (abbr.)
40. Color code for the number 0 (pl.)
43. Adjust
44. State _______ - A type of drawing used in computer science and related fields to describe the behavior of systems
48. Stack command
49. Type of component package (abbr.)
50. Come into a 2-way radio communication *
52. Circuit element connecting PCB layers (pl.)
55. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)
56. Electronically imaged a document
59. Transitioning from solid to liquid phase
62. Jamboree On The Air *
63. Type of flip-flop
64. Chemical symbol for francium
65. Circuit path with very high or infinite impedance
66. A trigonometry function (pl.)
70. Cable protective covering (pl.) *
74. JavaScript (abbr.) *
76. Stock symbol for National Instruments
78. Sudden, brief increase in wind speed
79. Ratio of circumference to diameter
81. Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (abbr.)
84. Electronic enclosure
87. Move in a raster pattern
89. PC Card - with 68 pin interface
92. A common battery cell size
93. Physical quantity defined as being the work done per unit time (pl.)
95. Electro-mechanical switching device (pl.)
98. RF & DC power supply manufacturer located in Gloucester, MA
101. Television Interference (abbr.)
103. Software engineering tool (abbr.)
104. Automatic network analyzer (abbr.)
105. High Data Rate
106. Chemical symbol for niobium
108. Large transmitting tube such klystron, magnetron *
109. High-speed logic family
111. JavaScript (abbr.) *
112. The "R" in BER
114. Chemical symbol for platinum
117. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)
118. Volts divided by resistance
120. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
121. Equipment
122. Transportation accident investigation agency (abbr.)
123. Nordic Mobile Telephone
1. Intel x86 command for " jump if above" *
2. Miniature RF connector (pl.)
3. Greek letter
4. Intentionally block communications signals *
5. Geometric solid having two ends which are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and sides which are parallelograms
6. Chemical symbol for antimony
7. Type of flip flop *
8. Radio-Electronics-Television Manufacturer's Association
9. Specialized mobile radio (abbr.)
10. See 1 Across *
11. Application Specific Integrated Circuit (abbr.)
12. Chemical symbol for neptunium
13. Cable protective covering (pl.) *
17. Under sampled
20. Mr. de Forest's first name
21. Ham's code for "Can you acknowledge receipt?"
24. The computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey
26. Time Division Multiple Access
27. Equipment
28. 10 decibels
30. Intentionally block communications signals *
31. 1E6 nanoseconds
33. Chemical symbol for ytterbium
34. Type of data storage IC
36. Ham's code for "Is my transmission being interfered with?"
37. Schema for computer or device presentation to the operator (abbr.)
39. Video Graphics Array (abbr.)
41. Chemical symbol for cobalt
42. Large unit of apparent power (abbr.)
44. Deutsche Industrie Normenausschuss
45. Resistance to a change in motion
46. Mean, geometric, rolling, etc.
47. 1/000 of an inch
50. Intel x86 command for " jump if above" *
51. Switch position
53. PC follower
54. Chemical symbol for silicon
56. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.)
57. Software engineering tool (abbr.)
58. Satellite TV system
59. ___ Enterprises, a major Ham Radio equipment distributor and manufacturer *
60. Logical negation operator
61. World's first satellite navigation system (abbr.)
67. Cyanide (abbr.)
68. A common battery cell size
69. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.)
71. Describes the action of cleaving a crystal plane
72. 1,000 seconds (abbr.)
73. Radio signals from the cosmos (abbr.)
74. Between Mars and Saturn *
75. Miniature RF connector
77. Circuit element connecting PCB layers
79. Precision approach radar (abbr.)
80. Mates a plug to a jack
82. Chemical symbol for thulium
83. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
85. One port on a BJT
86. Forerunner to NASA
87. Shortwave listener (abbr.)
88. European equivalent to the U.L.
90. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE
91. Chemical symbol for aluminum
93. Chemical symbol for palladium
94. Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.)
96. An angle that has less than 90 degrees
97. Yttrium Aluminum Garnet
99. Exponent that returns the original number
100. Equivalent of Windows on Apple products
102. Stock symbol for Intel
105. High-speed multimedia (abbr.)
107. Digital transmission figure of merit (abbr.)
108. Compressed image file format *
110. Opposite of USB
111. Prefix used on many MIL-SPEC components *
113. Chemical symbol for arsenic
115. Type of logic gate
116. Chemical symbol for radon
119. Chemical symbol for platinum

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