2/13/2004 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 Flash of light from an ionizing particle striking a fluorescent screen 10 Min-to-max voltage of a waveform, abbr. 12 Direct Memory Access 13 Part of a "For" loop 14 30 Hz to 300 Hz 15 Current-voltage phase mnemonic 16 1/000 of an A 18 Specialty connector manufacturer 20 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy 22 Infrared, abbr. 23 Maker of quality spectrum analyzers in Wichita, Kansas 24 Data safeguard 26 ELI the ICE ___ 27 Super glue, abbr. 28 Compliment of an exponential, abbr. 29 Government lawyer, abbr. 30 Chemical symbol for beryllium 31 Digital Subscriber Line 32 Integrated Circuit 34 RF switching diode type, abbr. 35 1e-6 mA 37 Network department, abbr. 38 Switch position 39 Internet Protocol 41 Time Delay 42 Direct Memory Access 43 Opposite of DA converter 44 Image file format 45 Electron spin direction 47 Type of current flow, abbr. 48 Thread cutting tool 49 Type of current, abbr. 50 Antenna gain unit, abbr. 52 26.5 GHz to 40 GHz 56 Greek letter 57 Semiconductor and calculator company 59 Signal-to-Noise Ratio 61 American space agency, abbr. 63 Type of model airplane control system, abbr. 64 Original Equipment Manufacturer 65 Type of distribution, squared 67 Home state of Los Alamos lab, abbr. 68 Low Noise Amplifier 70 One component of a complex number, abbr. 71 Converts light energy into electrical energy	DOWN 1 Silicon, or gallium arsenide, or germanium, etc. 2 Opposite of O.D. 3 Nordic Mobile Telephone 4 Professor's student instructor, abbr. 5 Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramic 6 ____-up table 7 Test equipment, abbr. 8 Precision landing system, abbr. 9 Offset Frequency Shift Keying 10 Peripheral Component Interface 11 Orthogonal 17 Colorado Springs military school, abbr. 18 Be behind in phase 19 Greek letter 21 Amateur radio enthusiast 24 Threaded fasteners 25 Personal Digital Cellular 28 Family of TTL logic 30 A "1" or a "0" 32 One port of an amplifier 33 Type of coaxial cable 36 Unit of current 38 Opposite of I.D. 40 Type of chart 43 Abbreviation for acknowledge (also a common word for Bill the Cat) 46 Logarithmic ratio, pl. 48 Motorola's "Digital ___" 49 Data conversion device, abbr. 51 Unit of length 53 Army-Navy spec., abbr. 54 Range of frequencies 55 Mechanical engineering group, abbr. 58 Institute of Electrical Engineers (U.K) 60 Greek letter 62 Type of RF connector 66 Information Technology 68 Front edge of a wing, abbr. 69 PC follower
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