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Wireless Crossword Puzzle December 1, 2013 |
Reproduction of this puzzle without the express permission
of RF Cafe is prohibited.
Red, Blue, and Light Gray squares are for the words.
![Wireless Crossword Puzzle for December 1, 2013 - RF Cafe](images/wireless-crossword-12-1-2013.jpg)
1. Half of a vector 8. Creating a code version of a semiconductor device
16. First part of this website's title 17. Second part of this website's title 20. The stuff in the solder
core 21. Chemical symbol for platinum 23. Describes a region on a semiconductor that has a linear and
symmetric I-V curve 24. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.) 25. Responses to original posting on
a forum 28. IC killer (abbr.) 29. Chemical symbol for lanthanum 31. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)
33. Base of the binary number system 34. Boob tube (abbr.) 35. Line extending out from center 37. Modern
battlefield technique (abbr.) 38. Heatsink feature 39. BER, 8 bits at a time 41. Chemical symbol for
cesium 42. Silicon transistor type (abbr.) 44. Logic family (abbr.) 46. Component for splitting power
into 2 or more paths (pl.) 49. Chemical symbol for thulium 50. The "E" in laser 53. Chemical symbol
for arsenic 55. Negation prefix 56. The "B" in BER 57. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.) 59. End
of transmission (abbr.) 60. Stock symbol for Conexant 61. Referring to electrical supply cables 62.
A common battery cell size 65. Unintended frequency product from a mixer 67. 3 GHz to 30 GHz 69. Test
document for verifying proper function (abbr.) 71. Chemical symbol for thallium 72. One of the "E"s in
BSEE 75. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.) 76. Mr. Fermi's first name 77. Mass
unit (abbr.) 78. International Amateur Radio Union (abbr.) 79. Chemical symbol for scandium 80. Ham's
code for "Entire net stand by." 81. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors 83. Automated Test
Equipment (abbr.) 85. Automatic Calibration System (abbr.) 86. Powers pneumatic devices 87. Type of
logic gate 88. Emitted a flash during electrical discharge 91. Gallium ________ 94. UMTS terrestrial
radio access (abbr.) 96. Computer communication scheme (abbr.) 99. Chemical symbol for antimony 100.
Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.) 101. Chemical symbol for holmium 102. Chemical symbol for thallium
103. Vector _______, antenna designer & manufacturer in Melbourne, Australia 105. File name extension
for an ASCII file 106. Chemical symbol for californium 108. Personal Handy Phone System (abbr.) 109.
Chemical symbol for silicon 111. Feature in some waveguides used to increase operational bandwidth 113.
Mass unit (abbr., pl.) 115. Local Oscillator (abbr.) 116. Communication between stations by reflecting
the radio waves off of the ionosphere 118. 1e-6 mA 119. Chemical symbol for beryllium 121. One component
of a complex number (abbr.) 122. Measure of source / load mismatch (abbr.) 123. A gaseous process that
deposits insulating films or metal onto a wafer at elevated temperature (abbr.) 125. Aerodynamic opposition
to thrust 127. Binary Coded Decimal 129. Gun safety and education organization (abbr.) 131. Tie a bundle
of wires together 133. Ham's code for "Shall I decrease power?" 134. Ham's code for "What is your location?"
136. Chemical symbol for neptunium 137. Chemical symbol for europium 138. Chemical symbol for nickel
139. Mr. de Forest's first name 140. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.) 141. Mate
to a bolt 142. Exalted-Carrier Single Sideband (abbr.) 147. Chemical symbol for zinc 149. Hub of the
solar system 150. Intel x86 command for " jump if above" 152. Greek letter 153. One port on a BJT
155. Chemical symbol for neodymium 157. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.) 158. Half of
a DIP 161. Weight (abbr.) 163. Circuit for firing a radar magnetron (abbr.) 165. Digital Enhanced Cordless
Telephone 167. Type of IC packaging (2 wds.) 170. International phonetic alphabet letter "O" 174. Unit
of inductance (abbr.) 175. FCC's Universal Licensing System (abbr.) 176. Precision approach radar (abbr.)
179. Using the moon as a passive reflector to establish a signal path; moonbounce (abbr.) 180. Chemical symbol
for dysprosium 181. Miniature RF connector 184. Internet protocol (abbr.) 185. Most protruding part
of planetary rings as seen from distance 186. Chemical symbol for chlorine 187. ______ Associates, an
RF design seminar company 188. Modulation type (abbr.) 189. The study of materials at very low temperatures
193. Infrared (abbr.) 195. Push to Talk (abbr.) 196. Add two or more inputs 197. RF computer network
198. A type of digital modulation (abbr.) 199. Fusing metals together using heat 202. Unit of resistance
(pl.) 206. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.) 207. Chemical symbol for calcium
209. Common plastic insulation type (abbr.) 211. 2-way conversation, Ham term 212. Electronics manufacturer
with "meatball" logo 213. The "R" in R&D 215. Word used in describing 2-D and 3-D object dimensions
216. Closed current paths 218. Exponent that returns the original number 219. System On Chip 220. Chemical
symbol for europium 221. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.) 222. Lowest power level capable of being
demodulated (abbr.) 224. Unit of length (abbr.) 225. Type mylar airframe structure covering (2 words)
227. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.) 228. International Microwave Symposium (abbr.) 230. Network department
(abbr.) 231. Chemical symbol for thulium 232. Electronic component package type (abbr.) 234. Measured
a waveform at regular intervals 236. Equalizer (abbr.) 238. Inductors 240. 1e3 uV 241. Metric length
unit 244. Type of cryptographic algorithm that takes a string and converts it to a numeric code 246. Part
of a FOR loop 247. The "A" in YAG 248. He determined the constant equal to 1.3806503 × 10-23
m2 kg s-2 K-1 |
2. Strong cable covering 3. Ground fault interrupter (abbr., pl.) 4. Multifunctional
silicon devices (abbr.) 5. Transformer interwinding connection 6. Ultra Fine Pitch Technology (abbr.)
7. Morse Code for "from" 9. Type of logic gate 10. Numerical prefix meaning 10 (var.) 11. Chemical
symbol for einsteinium 12. Diode circuit to restrain voltage input 13. One port of an amplifier 14.
World's first satellite navigation system, abbr. 15. Chemical symbol for nobelium 18. Unit of inductance
(abbr.) 19. Between-series connector 22. Time delay (abbr.) 25. Part of a FOR loop 26. A common
RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.) 27. 1.602E-19 Joules 28. Describes a closed curve whose loci of points
all have the same sum distance from its two foci 29. Chemical symbol for lithium 30. Type of logic gate
32. One bit at a time 36. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (abbr.) 37. Type of high-tech data gathering system
(abbr.) 38. Any numerical quantity that is not a whole number 39. One of the Ws in WWW 40. Readability,
Signal, and Tone (QoS report type) 41. Person responsible for program spending (abbr.) 43. Nordic Mobile
Telephone 45. Calculus operation (pl.) 47. Its chemical symbol is In 48. Voice of America 51. Chemical
symbol for scandium 52. Shorthand for oxygen 54. Relating to the sun 58. Certificate of Successful
Completion of Examination (abbr.) 59. Swiss mathematician who extensively studied complex numbers 62.
Reads from disk 63. PC follower 64. Automatic repeat request used in AMTOR (abbr.) 66. Last stage in
a transmitter (abbr.) 67. Electronically images a document 68. Parabolic antenna-to-waveguide interface
component (pl.) 69. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.) 70. Cellphone band above DCS 72. Enhanced Graphics
Adapter 73. A keyboard key 74. One port of an amplifier 77. Mr. Blattenberger of RF Cafe 82. Resistive
component of a capacitor's lumped element model (abbr.) 84. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)
86. PC follower 89. Chemical symbol for ruthenium 90. Relative power level unit (abbr.) 91. Scheme
to maintain proper frequency (abbr.) 92. 1/6 inch printer's measure 93. Electrical overstress (abbr.)
94. FCC's Universal Licensing System (abbr.) 95. German mathematician who devised the methods of calculus
at the same time as Newton 96. Semiconductor lamp 97. Type of current flow (abbr.) 98. Type of logic
gate 104. Gigantic star in Cetus 105. Chemical symbol for silver 107. Frequency Division Duplex
108. Programmable Logic Device (abbr.) 110. Transferred charge w/o physical contact 112. Devices for separating
AC from DC 113. Chemical symbol for krypton 114. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.) 116.
Chemical symbol for mercury 117. Chemical symbol for lead 120. Chemical symbol for erbium 124. Virtual
Private Network 126. Nearest and furthest points to the center of gravitational attraction for a body in
orbit 128. European equivalent to the U.L. 130. Chemical symbol for aluminum 131. Front edge of a wing
(abbr.) 132. Engineering Change Notice (abbr.) 133. Ham's code for "Can you copy me?" 134. Unit of
liquid measure (abbr.) 135. Device used to remove excess joule energy from an assembly 143. Chemical symbol
for copper 144. Graphics file extension 145. Stock symbol for Raytheon 146. Electrical component the
stores energy in a magnetic field (pl.) 148. Logical negation operator 149. Below ELF 151. Abbreviation
for acknowledge (also a common word used by Bill the Cat) 152. Base of the binary number system 154. Band
between RF and BB 156. Stock symbol for Dell Computer 158. The gaseous state of water 159. Internet
protocol (abbr.) 160. Attenuator 162. Stock symbol for Boeing 164. Used to restore batteries 166.
Chemical symbol for cesium 168. Modulation type (abbr.) 169. 360 degrees of phase rotation 171. Printer
output resolution unit (abbr.) 172. A common RS-232 serial bus command (abbr.) 173. Five-bit digital code
used in teleprinter application 174. C# statement that ensures Dispose is called even if an exception occurs
176. Peak envelope power (abbr.) 177. Chunk of space rock 178. Readability, Signal, and Tone (QoS report
type) 181. Short for synchronous 182. Chemical symbol for molybdenum 183. Early computer display screen
resolution (abbr.) 190. Chemical symbol for radium 191. Chemical symbol for einsteinium 192. Type of
microwave oscillator 194. Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (abbr.) 197. Battery vendor 200. Any
mathematical statement that declares the values of two mathematical expressions to be equal 201. Family of
ICs with a certain component density level (abbr.) 203. Chemical symbol for helium 204. Chemical symbol
for selenium 205. A statement that has been proven on the basis of previously established statements 206.
Early predecessor to an online forum (abbr.) 208. Arithmetic Logic Unit (abbr.) 209. The cell band above
DCN 210. Error checking scheme (abbr.) 214. Carrier-to-noise ratio (abbr.) 217. Surface Mount Technology
220. High-speed logic family 223. Decimeter (abbr.) 226. Circuit path with very high or infinite impedance
227. Test point (abbr.) 228. Opposite of O.D. 229. Impenetrable physical barrier 230. Islands On The
Air (Ham term) 232. Type of component package (abbr.) 233. Very large unit of apparent power (abbr.)
235. 1.602E-19 Joules 237. ARRL's magazine 239. Chemical symbol for tin 241. Greek letter
(micro) 242. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.) 243. Chemical symbol for ruthenium 244. Chemical
symbol for holmium 245. CPS |
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