10/18/2004 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

1 IC package type, abbr.

5 Last stage in a transmitter, abbr., pl.

8 Form a resistor lead

12 Cable bundling string

13 Exponent that returns the original number

14 Economics class number prefix, pl.

15 Switch configuration

16 Wavelength Division Multiplexing

17 Logical negations

18 Compiler directive

20 Intermodulation Distortion

22 ______ Assiciates, an RF design instructional company, in Los Altos, CA

23 Outside shell

25 Time Delay

26 Switch position

27 Volts divided by resistance

28 Charged particle

29 Receiver power level circuitry, abbr.

30 1.602E-19 J

31 10^1 numerical prefix

33 Programming language from Borland

35 Seventh planet from the sun

37 Solder paste vendor in Lincoln, RI

38 TV camera imaging element, abbr.

39 Length times width

42 End Of Transmission

44 Adjacent Channel Power Ratio

48 L-C resonating circuit

49 Greek letter

50 Teflon, abbr.

51 Multi-channel Multipoint Distribution Service

52 Specialized Mobile Radio

53 Telecommunications Information Network Architecture

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1 Programmable Logic Device

2 Use fine abrasive to achieve a tight fit

3 Imaging device, abbr.

4 Constellation of the whale

5 Multi-port passive signal splitter

6 Logic gate

7 Silicon, germanium, gallium arsenide, etc.

8 Forms a resistor lead

9 Official engineering change document, abbr.

10 Logical negation

11 Satellite TV system, abbr.

19 Adjust a pot

21 ELI the ICE ___

22 Stranded shield in coax cable

24 Amplifier parameter, pl.

30 30 GHz to 300 GHz

32 Section of a circle

34 Maximum voltages in a waveform

36 Change connector type

39 Asynchronous Transfer Mode

40 Type of memory, abbr.

41 Last statement in a program

43 Unit of resistance

45 Oscillator vendor in Whippany, NJ

46 Circuit for firing a magnetron, abbr.

47 Government program to bring electricity to farms, abbr.

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