11/9/2003 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

Take a well-deserved break and try your hand at some of these goodies. Every word in the RF Cafe crossword puzzles is specifically related to engineering, mathematics, and science. There are no generic backfill words like many other puzzles give you, so you'll never see a clue asking for the name of a movie star or a mountain on the Russia-China border.

All of these crossword puzzles were created using the fabulous Crossword Express (now called "Magnum Opus") software.

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ACROSS 1 Separate AC from DC 7 Plan Position Indicator (radar display) 10 Current-voltage phase mnemonic 11 Set of poles 13 Cooling device 14 88 - 108 MHz 15 Greek letter (micro) 17 Circuits common current return path, pl. 19 ____-duplex 21 Go/no-go test result 22 High voltage resistor manufacturer in Montreal, Quebec 24 Super glue, abbr. 26 Metal & plastic parts engineer, abbr. 27 Logic gate 28 One component of a complex number, abbr. 29 Ratio of circumference to diameter 31 300 kHz to 3 MHz 33 Antenna, abbr. 34 RF passive device manufacturer in Bay Shore, NY 36 ECM response 39 Semiconductor manufacturer, abbr. 41 Government lawyer, abbr. 43 Front edge of a wing, abbr. 44 Analog-__-digital converter 45 Boob tube 46 Semiconductor and calculator company 48 Symbol for tin 50 Gallium Nitride 51 Degenerative ____-back control 53 Crystal surface 56 Between-series connector 59 Teaching Assistant 60 Galilean moon 61 Cable termination type 62 Length times width 64 Official Space Shuttle designation, abbr. 65 Space Transportation System, i.e., Space Shuttle 66 Trigonometric functions	DOWN 1 Calculus operations 2 Electronic warfare defense, abbr. 3 European equivalent to the U.L. 4 Min-to-max voltage of a waveform, abbr. 5 Be behind in phase 6 Antenna total power, abbr. 7 Circuits for firing magnetrons, abbr. 8 Attenuator 9 S21 for a passive device 12 Move between cells 15 1/000 of an amp 16 Electrical safety organization, abbr. 18 Compiler directive 19 Mercury symbol 20 Bandpass filter spec, abbr. 23 Chemical symbol for beryllium 25 Modulation type 27 Switch position 29 Last stage in a transmitter, abbr. 30 Infrared, abbr. 32 Chemical symbol for iron 33 Modulation type 34 Opposite of DC 35 Analog-to-digital 37 Type of model airplane control system, abbr. 38 European equivalent to the U.L. 40 1.602E-19 joules 42 Chemical symbol for arsenic 44 Professor's student instructor, abbr. 46 Another name for front-end "roof" filter 47 Greek letter 49 Noise Figure 50 Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo 51 Is behind in phase 52 Scheduling chart type, abbr. 54 PC follower 55 Super glue, abbr. 57 Device Under Test 58 Government program to bring electricity to farms, abbr. 60 Defense contractor in Ft. Wayne, IN 63 Army-Navy spec 64 Symbol for tin
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