December 27, 2008 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS 1. Test equipment that causes a meter decrease (dip) when near resonant circuits, 3 wds. 8. Chemical symbol for lawrencium 9. Crystal filter type 11. Measured a waveform at regular intervals 15. Heatsink feature 17. Modulation type, abbr. 19. RF ____, the world's best engineering website 20. IC's 22. Local Oscillator 23. Unix, Linux or Windows 24. Majority carriers in p-type material 26. One port of an amplifier 28. RF connector manufacturer in Rock Hill, SC 30. Chemical symbol for arsenic 31. Chemical symbol for tin 32. Semiconductor and calculator company, abbr. 33. Infrared, abbr. 35. A common battery cell size 37. Chemical symbol for molybdenum 38. The "E" in EHF 40. Logical negation operator 42. _____-Carlo analysis 44. Abbreviation for peak voltage 46. Opposite of a LO 47. Greek symbol commonly used to represent angles 49. Set of poles 51. 1e3 uV 52. Solder paste vendor in Lincoln, RI 53. Measured 55. Finite-Element Model 57. Chemical symbol for selenium 58. Type of screwdriver head	DOWN 2. Precision landing system, abbr. 3. Constellation : The dragon 4. IC killer 5. Chemical symbol for tantalum 6. Modern battlefield technique, abbr. 7. Low risk estimate or action 10. Heat measuring instruments 12. Waveform limit definition, pl. 13. Unit of capacitance, abbr. 14. Front edge of a wing, abbr. 15. Type of nuclear reaction that powers an atom bomb 16. Internet protocol, abbr. 18. Minutes of Use 20. Chemical symbol for chlorine 21. Common form of energy arising from the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules 24. Chemical symbol for mercury 25. International phonetic alphabet letter "O" 27. Adjusted 29. RF attenuator maker, now owned by Aeroflex 34. One factor of a polynomial 36. Heat sink vendor in Laconia, NH 39. Chemical symbol for xenon 41. Unit of resistance 43. 1e-6 mA 45. Cambridge _____, technical book publisher 48. 3 MHz to 30 MHz 49. Chemical symbol for plutonium 50. Army-Navy spec 53. Miniature threaded RF connector 54. Keyboard key 55. Foot, abbr. 56. Chemical symbol for erbium

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