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6/23/2008 Engineering Crossword Puzzle
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.
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ACROSS 1. Computer communication scheme, abbr., pl. 5. A feedback scheme to level out the receiver audio volume, abbr. 7. Million multiply accumlate operations, abbr. 11. Quality of a number that determines whether it is positive or negative 13. Did a total memory transfer 14. Chemical symbol for iron 15. Formerly Watkins Johnson amplifiers, located in Palo Alto, CA 18. Chemical symbol for lawrencium 19. Light ray 21. Number system that uses only the digits 0 to 7 22. Attenuator, pl. 23. Receiver power level circuitry, abbr. 25. Be behind in phase 26. An ellipse has two of them 27. Unix, Linux or Windows 28. Greek letter (micro) 29. 10^1 numerical prefix 30. Picofarad, abbr. 32. Graphics file extension 34. Constellation : The lion 36. Readability, Signal, and Tone (QoS report type) 39. Unwanted mixing of two or more RF signals that creates unintended frequencies 40. A compiler directive 41. Transmit Incremental Tuning, abbr. 42. Digital Signal Processor 43. Chemical symbol for gallium 45. Chemical symbol for tin 46. Chemical symbol for lanthanum 47. Chemical symbol for thallium 48. Programmable logic device, abbr., pl. 51. Part of a male connector 53. First man to orbit the earth - ... Gagarin 56. Compliment to a zero in a transfer function 57. Parameter that is a figure of merit for receiver performance in presence of multiple signals, abbr., pl. 59. Light 60. Chemical symbol for lithium 61. Softens metal 63. European equivalent to the U.L. 64. ______ Monolithics, MIC/MMIC designers in Frederick, MD 66. Part of an optical cable bundle, pl. 68. Workplace safety group 69. Global System for Mobile Communications 70. Meet all test requirements
DOWN 1. A processed or unprocessed semiconductor substrate, pl. 2. Length times width, pl. 3. Chemical symbol for nickel 4. Official Space Shuttle designation 6. A network of components used to partition voltage into certain levels at certain points, pl. 7. Multiplexer, abbr. 8. Millimeter, abbr. 9. RF design tool vendor in Espoo, Finland 10. Ceramic Dual Inline Package 12. Elemental compound used for microwave frequency reference oscillators, abbr. 13. Keyboard key 16. High-speed logic family 17. Be behind in phase 20. 1E6 nanoseconds 22. Chemical symbol for polonium 24. Apply (as a voltage) 26. British physicist who discovered electromagnetic induction and diamagnetism 27. Performing a certain logical operation 31. The last transmission by a station during a contact 32. Unit of heat 33. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc. 34. Shorthand for liquid oxygen 35. One port of an amplifier 37. Official Space Shuttle designation 38. End of soldering iron 44. Manned rocket series that went to the moon 47. Software device for tracking elapsed time, pl. 49. Consequence of under sampling 50. Front edge of a wing, abbr. 51. Circuit for firing a magnetron, abbr. 52. Gun safety and education organization, abbr. 54. Electrical safety organization, abbr. 55. Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service 57. Signal-to-noise ratio, abbr. 58. Below ELF 61. A common battery cell size 62. Half of a DIP 65. Nanohenry, abbr. 67. Stock symbol for Boeing
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RF Cafe Erie, PA (814) 833-1967
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