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RF Engineering Crossword Puzzle
March 17, 2013
(St. Patrick's Day) |
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1. A coherent monochrome light source (pl.) 4. Number defined as a one followed by 100 noughts 7. Hit a component with an
electrostatic discharge 8. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.) 10. Related to FM by a
differential 11. Spurious RF products created by metal joints (abbr.) 14. Highest
frequency at which a vertically incident radio wave will return from the ionosphere (2 wds.)
16. Chemical symbol for plutonium 17. Chemical symbol for einsteinium 18. Quantum
electron property (pl.) 19. Chemical symbol for neon 21. Airfoil shapers 23.
Surface Mount Technology 26. "Texting" (abbr.) 27. Current-voltage phase mnemonic
30. Longitudinal shape-forming structural element 33. U.K. equivalent of the IEEE
34. Retain a charge 36. Used lubricant 38. Electromagnetic interference (abbr.)
39. Official Space Shuttle designation (abbr.) 40. Chemical symbol for polonium 41.
Type of e-mail address system (abbr.) 43. Silicon transistor type 44. Ratio of
circumference to diameter 45. Angular speed unit 46. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.
47. Automatic repeat request used in AMTOR (abbr.) 49. Structure of columns and rows
51. The design component of total product cost (abbr.) 52. Peak envelope power (abbr.)
53. One component of a complex number (abbr.) 54. Software function selection mechanism
56. Keyboard key 57. Logic family 58. Chemical symbol for erbium 59. Below ELF
61. Small Office/Home Office (abbr.) 63. Material testing organization (abbr.) 64.
Ham's code for "Entire net stand by." 65. Type of digital filter (abbr.) 66.
High-speed circuit-switched data (abbr.) 67. IC killer (abbr.) 68. Hub of the solar
system 69. Type of data storage IC (abbr.) 72. Computer Assisted Design and
Development 76. Output intercept point (abbr.) 78. One port of an amplifier 79.
Part of a screw that engages the driver 80. Last statement in a BASIC program 82.
Another word for each complete winding of an inductor 84. Chemical symbol for cobalt
85. Low- to mid- frequency RF connector 86. Flash caused by an electric current
ionizing a gas or vapor 87. An elementary particle 89. Greek letter 90. FCC's
Universal Licensing System (abbr.) 92. One port of an amplifier 93. Chemical symbol
for lithium 94. Programmable logic device (abbr.) 95. 2 x SSB 97. Network
department (abbr.) 98. Once around a circuit 99. Family of ICs with a certain
component density level (abbr.) 100. This causes a change in the motion of a body
102. Elementary particles 104. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.) 105. Device to
assist in the performance of a chore 107. 2 x SSB 110. The system than converts
common website names to IP addresses (abbr.) 111. Type of data storage IC (abbr.)
112. SIgnal to Noise And Distortion (abbr.) 114. Chemical symbol for polonium 115.
Chemical symbol for plutonium 117. Chemical symbol for helium 118. Network
department (abbr.) 119. Metric angle unit 122. The property of matter by which it
continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless acted upon by
an external force 125. Low Noise Amplifier (abbr.) 127. Volt, meter, pint, pound, eg.
128. Mr. Blattenberger of RF Cafe 129. Mass unit (abbr.) 130. A three-terminal power
semiconductor device noted for high efficiency and fast switching (abbr.) 131.
Flip-flop control input 132. Logical gate type (pl.) |
1. Ties a bundle of wires together 2. Automatic Packet
Position Reporting System (abbr.) 3. Miniature RF connector (pl.) 4. General Mobile
Radio Service (abbr.) 5. Circuit path with very high or infinite impedance 6.
Geometric entity with only length (pl.) 9. Common shorthand reference for a capacitor
(pl.) 10. Circuit for firing a radar magnetron (abbr., pl.) 12. Unit of frequency
(archaic, abbr.) 13. Noise reducers 15. International phonetic alphabet letter "L"
16. Geometric solid having two ends which are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear
figures, and sides which are parallelograms 20. Use a squeezing tool for attaching a
wire lug 22. Maximally flat group delay equation 23. Retains a charge 24.
Chemical symbol for molybdenum 25. Total radiated power (abbr.) 27. Input intercept
point (abbr.) 28. Chemical symbol for chlorine 29. Type of reconfigurable memory
(abbr.) 31. Having 90 degrees between straight sides 32. Unit of current 34. Junk
e-mail 35. End of transmission (abbr.) 36. Exponent that returns the original number
37. Thread cutting tools 42. Attenuator 43. Oscillator type that is referenced to an
external source (abbr.) 48. Ham's code for "Station is leaving the net." 50. Radio
navigation reference signal (pl.) 51. Nordic Mobile Telephone 55. Unit of inductance
(abbr.) 57. Chemical symbol for cesium 60. Heatsink feature 62. Unit of
resistance 63. Type of data conversion device (abbr.) 64. 2-way conversation, Ham
term 68. Waveform that follows a sine function 69. Time taken for one complete
oscillation of a vibrating object 70. Radio Amateurs of Canada (abbr.) 71. Opposite
of I.D. 73. PC follower 74. Device under test (abbr.) 75. One port on a FET (pl.)
77. Maker of the 'Land' instant camera 79. Two of these in a whole 80. End of Life (abbr.) 81. U.S.
military organization (abbr.) 83. Mate to a bolt (pl.) 85. Threaded fasteners 87.
The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.) 88. Stock symbol for National
Semiconductor 91. Send junk e-mail 94. Substrate for mounting components (abbr.)
96. Manufacturer of project boxes 101. Type of flip-flop 103. Switch position
106. Chemical symbol for lanthanum 108. _____-Carlo analysis 109. A sudden and
temporary increase in voltage, current, or power 111. Maximum voltages in a waveform
113. Aerodynamic opposition to thrust 114. Set of poles 116. Volt, meter, pint,
pound, eg. 117. Opposite of a LO 120. Device under test (abbr.) 121. One port of
an amplifier 123. Chemical symbol for erbium 124. Stock symbol for Raytheon 126.
Chemical symbol for nickel |
See solution below
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