2/22/2004 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 2 Integrated Circuit 4 Professor's student instructor, abbr. 7 Amateur radio operators 11 Part of a For Loop routine 12 Microwaves & __ magazine 13 Overcurrent device 16 Type of impedance chart 18 Melted together (or apart) 19 Capacitor vendor 21 Flip-flop inputs 23 PC follower 24 88-108 MHz band 25 Unix, Linux or Windows, abbr. 26 Network department, abbr. 27 Front edge of a wing, abbr. 29 Galilean moon 31 Data conversion device, abbr. 32 Technical Order 33 Semiconductor and calculator company 35 Greek letter 37 Converts photos to digital images 39 Source of abrupt surges of X-radiation 44 Between-series connector 49 1.602E-19 Joules 50 Opposite of DC 51 U.S. Spectrum allocation agency 52 Type of model airplane control system, abbr. 53 Metal & plastic parts engineer, abbr. 54 Transverse Magnetic 55 Test equipment manufacturer 56 Opposite of I.D. 58 Modulation type, abbr. 60 Disperse signals in many directions 63 Displayed a radar target 67 Sent a file over a network 68 Structure of columns and rows 69 Alternative spelling for disk 70 Tape manufacturer in MN 71 Analog-to-digital, abbr. 73 RF Integrated Circuit 74 Electronics manufacturer with "meatball" logo 75 1e-6 mA	DOWN 1 Class of spread spectrum, abbr. 2 Network department, abbr. 3 Waveguide manufacturer in Edinburg, VA 4 Stable antenna mounts 5 Audio Frequency 6 Semiconductor lamps 8 Unit of current 9 Gigantic star in Cetus 10 Energy at rest 13 Nuclear reaction that powers a hydrogen bomb 14 Compiler directive 15 Adjust a pot 17 Chemical symbol for mercury 18 Chemical symbol for iron 20 Type if cable approved for direct burial in the ground, abbr. 22 Type of flip-flop 27 Local Oscillator 28 Electromagnetic 30 Logic gate 32 Teaching Assistant 33 Test Equipment 34 Infrared 36 Exponent that returns the original number 38 Software drafting tool, abbr. 39 Chemical symbol for beryllium 40 PCB mask exposing ray 41 Connector vendor in New Albany, IN 42 Temperature Coefficient 43 Mixer vendor in Sacramento, CA 44 Power supply vendor in Easton, PA 45 Type of current flow, abbr. 46 Describes a 2-dimensional surface 47 Electromagnetic 48 One component of a complex number, abbr. 54 Transformer interwinding connections 55 Symbol for helium 57 Government lawyer, abbr. 59 Reliability measure, abbr. 60 Receiver performance parameter, abbr. 61 Oscillator vendor in Whippany, NJ 62 Time Delay 64 Network department, abbr. 65 Voltage-current phase mnemonic 66 Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone 70 3rd generation wireless, abbr. 72 Government lawyer, abbr.
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