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February 26, 2023

This "X" marks the spot with this custom RF Cafe electronics-themed crossword puzzle for February 26th. It contains words and clues which pertain strictly to the subjects of electronics, mechanics, power distribution, engineering, science, physics, astronomy, chemistry, etc. If you do see names of people or places, they are directly related to the aforementioned areas of study. As always, you will find no references to numbnut movie stars or fashion designers. Need more crossword RF Cafe puzzles? A list at the bottom of the page links to hundreds of them dating back to the year 2000. Enjoy.


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acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words

Electronics Themed Crossword Puzzle for February 26, 2023 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Windows __ operating system
2. Aircraft identification instrument for secondary radar
11. Ham abbreviation for "distant station"
13. Image
14. Moves from cell to cell
15. Abbreviation for peak voltage
17. Physical unit by which power is measured
18. Automatic Packet Position Reporting System (abbr.)
19. Unit of volume (abbr.)
20. Greek letter
22. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
23. Base 16 number system (abbr.)
25. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
26. Device under test (abbr.)
27. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.
28. Software storage unit (pl.)
30. Front edge of a wing (abbr.)
31. Greek letter
32. Logic family (abbr.)
34. Polish a crystal to an exact frequency
37. Chemical symbol for chromium
39. What high frequency engineers design (2 wds.)
40. Chemical symbol for strontium
41. Short for potentiometer
42. Last stage in transmitter (abbr., pl.)
43. Armored cable type
45. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.)
46. File menu option (pl.)
50. Chemical symbol for neon
52. Stock symbol for Raytheon
54. Chemical symbol for antimony
56. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
57. 1/100 meter (abbr.)
59. Family of ICs with a certain component density level (abbr.)
61. ________ _____ - Degrees of separation between two lines meeting at a common vertex (2 wds., abbr.)
62. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
64. Electric enclosure standard organization (abbr.)
66. Unit of length (abbr.)
67. Network configuration type (pl.)
68. Pick-and-_____ automated PCB component insertion tool
69. Chemical symbol for xenon
70. The study of high frequency sound waves
71. Shorthand for oxygen
1. More than one transceiver (abbr.)
2. Code for a type of electrical wire insulation (abbr.)
3. Move from cell to cell
4. Prefix for 10E-18
5. Logical negation operator
6. Computer display unit
7. Gun safety and education organization (abbr.)
8. Add an impurity to a semiconductor
9. CB slang for CB radio or antenna
10. Common average used for sinewaves (abbr.)
12. Brand of hobby knife
16. Unit of inductance (abbr.)
19. Chemical symbol for copper
21. Greek letter
23. Opposite of a LO
24. Chemical symbol for xenon
26. Logarithmic unit of ratio
28. Area on a shaft for accommodating a setscrew (pl.)
29. Describes when a synchronous motor loses phase lock (pl.)
31. Greek letter (abbr.)
32. Uppermost surface
33. Base of the binary number system
35. Amateur Radio Association (abbr.)
36. Cellphone band directly above DCS
38. Receiver-Transmitter (abbr., var.)
44. Type of shielded RF cable with two inner conductors
47. Chemical symbol for arsenic
48. Voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (abbr., pl.)
49. Chemical symbol for erbium
51. Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (abbr.)
53. Chemical symbol for tantalum
54. Impenetrable physical barrier
55. Bit error rate tester (abbr.)
57. Slang for helicopter
58. Million multiply accumulate operations (abbr.)
60. Type of component package (abbr.)
62. International Telecommunications Union
63. Resistive component of a capacitor's lumped element model (abbr.)
64. Silicon transistor type (abbr.)
65. Automatic Calibration System (abbr.)

See solution below
2023 Crosswords Archive

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