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1. A control input to a counter 6. Type of reconfigurable memory (abbr.,
pl.)
8. Electrical overstress (abbr.) 9. Electronic warfare defense (abbr.) 11. Chemical symbol for thallium
13. International phonetic alphabet letter "I" 16. Test point (abbr.) 17. Last statement in a BASIC
program 18. Chemical symbol for bromine 19. One component of a complex number (abbr.) 20. Chemical
symbol for radium 22. Opposite of set 25. Chemical symbol for argon 26. Programmable logic device
(abbr.)
28. Chemical symbol for lithium 29. Unit of inductance (abbr.) 30. Small computer program that performs
some very useful function 32. Encased in a protective covering 34. Chemical symbol for selenium 35.
Chemical symbol for praseodymium 36. 30 kHz to 300 kHz 37. Chemical symbol for silicon 38. Network
department (abbr.) 39. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.) 40. Teflon (abbr.) 43. Type of
aircraft dope
45. Abbreviation for minimum voltage 46. Type of logic gate 47. ELI the ICE ___ 48. 1/6 inch
printer's measure 49. The LM741 was the first 51. Chemical symbol for polonium 52. European
equivalent to the U.L.
53. Sound frequency in the human hearing range (abbr.) 54. Amplifier linearity specification (abbr.) 55.
Time delay (abbr.) 56. Creates an impenetrable physical barrier 61. Chemical symbol for dysprosium
62. Lowest power level capable of being demodulated (abbr.) 63. Television Interference (abbr.) 65. The
"R" in RPN 66. Make equal
1. CPU input that demands priority (2 wds.) 2. Chemical symbol for helium
3. Charged particle 4. Filter type that blocks frequencies in a specified band (abbr.) 5. Base of the
decimal number system 6. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.) 7. Radio receiver scheme which beats or
heterodynes a second radio frequency to the incoming radio signals 10. Chemical symbol for cadmium 12.
Low Noise Amplifier (abbr.) 13. International Reply Coupon (abbr.) 14. Today, with 41 Down 15.
English theoretical physicist who created the delta function now named after him 16. Passing of a planet in
front of the sun 21. Ham slang for QSL cards, awards, special event certificates 23. Direction of carbon
fiber strands 24. Circuit for maintaining constant voltage (abbr.) 26. Ratio of circumference to
diameter 27. Upward force generated by an airfoil 31. Adjusted 33. Material testing organization
(abbr.) 41. Today, with 14 Down 42. Effective Radiated Power (abbr.) 43. Stock symbol for National
Semiconductor 44. Army-Navy specification prefix
50. Last stage in transmitter (abbr., pl.) 51. It can follow an MS 57. Using the moon as a passive
reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.) 58. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.) 59. Lower
sideband (abbr.)
60. Large unit of apparent power (abbr.) 63. Chemical symbol for thallium 64. One port of an amplifier
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