October 4, 2009 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzle

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ACROSS 2. Emitted a radio wave 9. Asynchronous Communication Interface Adapter (abbr.) 12. 1E6 nanoseconds 13. Stock symbol for National Semiconductor 14. BlackBerry or Jordana for example (abbr., pl.) 16. Spurious RF products created by metal joints (abbr.) 17. Unit of apparent power (abbr.) 18. Network department (abbr.) 20. Chemical symbol for chlorine 21. Greek letter 22. Type of digital filter (abbr.) 23. Graphics file extension 25. Audible volume level 28. Half of the diameter (pl.) 30. Voltage-current phase mnemonic 32. Colorado Springs military school (abbr.) 33. Greek letter used for coefficient of reflection 36. Type of current flow 37. Test equipment (abbr.) 39. Microprocessor vendor 40. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.) 42. Nuclear explosion byproduct harmful to electronic (abbr.) 44. Relating to sound 46. Circuit configuration w/o feedback (2 wds.) 50. Half of a DIP 51. Precision landing system (abbr.) 52. Online service 53. Chemical symbol for selenium 55. Chemical symbol for rhodium 56. Chemical symbol for neon 57. Ham's code for "Shall I stop sending?" 58. Reliability measure (abbr.) 60. Type of logic gate 61. Opposite of a LO 62. General Mobile Radio Service (abbr.) 63. One component of a voltage or current vector (2 wds.)	DOWN 1. Adjusted to meet a specification 3. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.) 4. Unix, Linux or Windows 5. Name for a negatively charged ion 6. Global System for Mobile Communications (abbr.) 7. Modulation type (abbr.) 8. Fremont, CA based company that designs, develops and markets high-performance, analog and mixed-signal silicon solutions for the worldwide communications infrastructure. 10. Internet protocol (abbr.) 11. Type of data conversion device (abbr.) 15. ________ + Test Equipment. TE sales & rental service in Webster, MA 16. It can follow an MS 17. Tool for holding parts while working on them 19. Miniature threaded RF connector 21. _____-Kutta method in differential equations 22. Start frequency (abbr.) 24. BlackBerry or Jordana for example (abbr.) 26. Cooling fan manufacturer (3 ltrs + 1 wd.) 27. Filter / diplexer manufacturer in Norwalk, CT 29. Power amplifier & antenna company in Ronkonkoma, NY (3-letter abbr.) 31. Chemical symbol for lanthanum 34. Alternative name for Beta Persei 35. Arithmetic Logic Unit (abbr.) 38. Electromagnetic (abbr.) 41. Direct Digital Synthesis (abbr.) 43. Compliment to a zero in a polynomial 45. Type of digital filter (abbr.) 47. Unit of time (abbr.) 48. _____ Microwave (part of L3-Com), RF component manufacturer located in Hauppauge, NY 49. Sample group 51. Foot/12 54. High voltage resistor manufacturer in Montreal, Quebec 57. Ham's code for "Entire net stand by." 58. 1/000 of an inch 59. Type of modulation (abbr.) 60. Chemical symbol for arsenic 61. Chemical symbol for mercury

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