2010 Engineering & Science Crossword Puzzles
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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.
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ACROSS
1. Electro-_________, RF components & design services company in Palm City, FL
10. Chemical symbol for bismuth 12. Cable protective covering (pl.) 15. RF connector & cable connector
manufacturer located in Taiwan 19. Test point (abbr.) 21. ________ Microwave, RF components & systems
manufacturer w/HQ in Fairview, PA 23. The antiparticle of an electron
26. Open-______ or closed-______ system 28. Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (abbr.)
30. Part of a FOR loop 31. Upper frequency (abbr.) 34. Radio navigation systems 36. Masses divided by
volumes 38. Unit of length (abbr.) 39. Signal increaser 41. Term for asymmetry of a statistical
distribution, past tense 43. Variable resistor 44. Intel x86 command for " jump if above" 45.
Programmable logic device (abbr.) 47. 1/1000 prefix
49. Engineer who experimented with extremely high voltages 51. Manned rocket series that went to the moon
53. _______ Microwave, SSPA manufacturer in Trenton, NJ; also a type of jet fighter 55. 3G_________, RF
shield vendor in Concord, Ontario 58. Front edge of a wing (abbr.) 59. ____ Electronics - RF/microwave
components manufacturer in Denville, NJ
DOWN
1. Particle which constitutes a single
quantum of electromagnetic radiation 2. Opposite of I.D. 3. Switch position 4. Band between RF and BB
5. Chemical symbol for antimony 6. Unit for 1,000 watt-seconds (abbr.) 7. Chemical symbol for platinum
8. Stock symbol for Dell Computer
9. Applied + _____________ + Sciences, EM software vendor in Escondido, CA 11. International
Telecommunications Union 13. Causes the temperature to drop 14. Special diode type that can be switched
(abbr.) 16. Global System for Mobile Communications (abbr.) 17. Adjust a pot 18. Push to Talk (abbr.)
20. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)
22. Device attached to an antenna mast which rotates it so that the antenna can point in different directions
24. Intermodulation distortion (abbr.) 25. Noise diode & TE manufacturer in East Hanover, NJ 27. Switch
position 29. Does a total memory transfer 32. Power amplifier & antenna company in Ronkonkoma, NY
(3-letter abbr.) 33. Semiconductor On Insulator (abbr.)
35. Abbreviation for acknowledge (also a common word used by Bill the Cat) 37. _____ Microwave East (part of
L3-Com), RF component manufacturer located in Hauppauge, NY 39. Tune 40. Electronic warfare defense
(abbr.) 42. Term used in soldering to achieve the condition that occurs when the metals being soldered are
hot enough to melt the solder so it flows over the surface 46. Online service 48. Mr. de Forest's first
name 50. Engineering Change Order (abbr.) 52. Original Equipment Manufacturer (abbr.) 54. Chemical
symbol for thulium
56. PC follower 57. Chemical symbol for xenon 60. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
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