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Electronics Theme Crossword Puzzle
Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2023

This Electronics theme Christmas Crossword Puzzle for December 24th has many words and clues related to RF, microwave, and mm-wave engineering, optics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and other technical subjects, along with a holiday message. There is also a holiday greeting contained within. As always, this crossword contains no names of politicians, mountain ranges, exotic foods or plants, movie stars, or anything of the sort unless it/he/she is related to this puzzle's technology theme (e.g., Reginald Denny or the Tunguska event in Siberia). The technically inclined cruciverbalists amongst us will appreciate the effort. Enjoy!


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

Electronics Theme Christmas Crossword Puzzle for December 24th, 2023 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Chemical symbol for francium
3. Collection of electronic records (pl.)
9. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)
11. Parameter that is a figure of merit for receiver performance in presence of multiple signals (abbr., pl.)
12. Number system which uses only the digits 0 to 7
13. International Reply Coupon (abbr.)
16. Ham's code for "What is the correct time?"
17. One possible go-no-go test result
18. Quickly changing portion of waveform
20. Unit of capacitance (abbr.)
21. 30 kHz to 300 kHz
23. Imaging device (abbr.)
25. Bandwidth (abbr.)
26. Opposite of O.D.
27. One of four lines used in ferrite core memories
29. C# statement that ensures Dispose is called even if an exception occurs
31. Cause a voltage or current waveform to gradually die out
34. First part of this crossword puzzle's message
36. Plain Old Telephone System
38. 24 hours
39. Term indicating profitability of a company (abbr.)
40. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)
41. Chemical symbol for bismuth
42. Unit of apparent power (abbr.)
43. Chemical symbol for einsteinium
45. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.)
47. Chemical symbol for helium
48. Chemical symbol for nobelium
50. Early operating system (still popular)
52. Hedy _____, Hollywood actress with first patent for spread spectrum communications
54. Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (abbr.)
56. Decimeter (abbr.)
57. Upper frequency (abbr.)
58. Equalizer (abbr.)
60. Radio signals from the cosmos (abbr.)
62. Intermodulation (abbr.)
63. Chemical symbol for europium
65. Scheme to maintain proper frequency (abbr.)
67. After Uranus
70. Coordinated Universal Time (abbr.)
72. Semiconductor and calculator company (abbr.)
73. Galilean moon
74. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors
75. Chemical symbol for cesium
76. Part of a FOR loop
78. Chemical symbol for thallium
79. Second part of this crossword puzzle's message
84. Chemical symbol for cadmium
85. Chemical symbol for erbium
86. Chemical symbol for beryllium
87. 1e-6 mA
89. PC follower
90. Modulation type (abbr.)
92. Pads
93. Mathematical relationship of voltage, resistance, and current in a circuit (2 wds.)
97. Electromagnetic surveillance thwarting technology
101. Having power applied (slang)
102. Schematic label for voltage supply node
103. Start frequency (abbr.)
104. Unit of length (abbr.)
1. Start frequency (abbr.)
2. Web's most popular radio frequency engineering site (2 ltrs. + 1 wd.)
3. Bores a holes
4. Airport Surveillance Radar (abbr.)
5. Army-Navy specification prefix
6. Chemical symbol for arsenic
7. End of transmission (abbr.)
8. Threaded fastener (pl.)
9. Amount of deviation from nominal and still being within specification
10. Chemical symbol for chlorine
14. Centimeter (abbr.)
15. Common plastic insulation type (abbr.)
16. Unit of mass flow rate (abbr.)
17. Added an overcurrent protection device
19. Quickly changing portions of waveforms
22. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)
23. CB slang for police speed radar
24. Unit of angular measurement equal to one ninetieth of a right angle
25. Manufacturer of project boxes
28. Electric enclosure standard organization (abbr.)
30. Apple's popular media playing device
32. Ticker symbol for Analog Devices
33. Heat-resistant glass type
35. Read-only (abbr.)
36. Display a radar target
37. ___/IP scheme for networked connectivity
41. Digital transmission speed (2 wds.)
42. Its units are expressed in a cubic of length
44. Vacuum tube grid placed between control grid and plate in a pentode
46. Formal set of rules and procedures for the exchange of information within a communications network
47. Opposite of a LO
49. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.)
51. Home state of Los Alamos lab (abbr.)
53. Chemical symbol for magnesium
55. Chemical symbol for xenon
57. A final surface coating
59. Numerical prefix for 10^30
61. Unit of volume (abbr.)
64. Chemical symbol for lutetium
66. The "F" in EMF
68. Max or min voltage of a waveform (abbr.)
69. Unit of time (abbr.)
71. Largest moon of Saturn
75. International Telegraphy and Telephony Consultative Committee
77. International phonetic alphabet letter "O"
80. One component of a complex number (abbr.)
81. Infrared (abbr.)
82. Chemical symbol for terbium
83. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.
84. Negative terminal
88. Test equipment vendor
89. A common battery cell size
91. 1E6 nanoseconds
94. 3 GHz to 30 GHz
95. Line of Sight (abbr.)
96. PC follower
98. 1.602E-19 Joules
99. Wire diameter unit (abbr.)
100. Modulation technique (abbr.)

See solution below

 

2023 Crosswords Archive

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