Science & Engineering Crossword Puzzle

September 30, 2012

2012 Crosswords Archive

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Science and Engineering crossword Puzzle for September 30, 2012 - RF Cafe

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1. Frequency division multiple access (abbr.)

5. Display type

8. Color representing "0"

13. Antenna radiated power measurement (abbr.)

14. _____ Instruments, a programmable delay line manufacturer in Bellevue, WA

15. Runge-_____ method in differential equations

16. "Calling any amateur radio station"

18. Chemical symbol for gallium

20. Type of current

21. Stock symbol for Boeing

23. Unit for 1,000,000 watt-seconds (abbr.)

25. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)

27. 300 kHz to 3 MHz

29. Precision landing system (abbr.)

30. Greek letter

32. Heavenly body having a tail

33. Finite Element Analysis (abbr.)

34. Chemical symbol for chlorine

36. Be behind in phase

38. Chemical symbol for lithium

40. Chemical symbol for cesium

41. 1/6 inch printer's measure

43. 30 kHz to 300 kHz

45. Base of the octal number system

46. Action performed by a diode

48. Crystal surfaces

49. Unit of frequency (archaic, abbr.)

50. Chemical symbol for lanthanum

51. Network department (abbr.)

52. Opposite of O.D.

54. Low- to mid- frequency RF connector

56. Multifunctional silicon devices (abbr.)

58. Constellation : The lion

59. Small representative graphics

61. Text script the automates many software commands

62. 2 x SSB

63. Chemical symbol for einsteinium

65. Direct Digital Synthesis (abbr.)

67. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors

69. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.)

70. Type of current flow (abbr.)

72. Analog-to-Digital (abbr.)

74. Chemical symbol for helium

75. Lights

77. One axis of an ellipse

79. One port on a FET

81. Alloy of copper and zinc

82. Frequency Division Duplex

83. Space or ____, in digital transmission

2. Morse code shortcut for "from"

3. Type of capacitor dielectric

4. Automatic repeat request used in AMTOR (abbr.)

5. Numerical basis for decibels (abbr.)

6. Encased in a protective covering

7. Logarithmic ratio (abbr.)

8. Manufacturer of project boxes

9. Type of high frequency circuit substrate (abbr.)

10. PC follower

11. Chemical symbol for calcium

12. A 3rd-order polynomial

17. High-power semiconductor rectifier used in high-frequency electronics and microwave devices (2 wds.)

19. Reciprocals of impedances

22. Reserves memory for

24. Compressed image file format

25. Online service

26. European equivalent to the U.L.

27. Something that performs a mechanical or process action

28. Fairchild Advanced Schottky TTL (abbr.)

31. Chemical symbol for aluminum

35. The largest asteroid

37. Do it with a mouse

39. The last transmission by a station during a contact

42. Akin to EEs, CEs, AEs, etc.

44. A BPF specification (abbr.)

45. End of Life (abbr.)

47. Type of modulation (abbr.)

48. Software storage unit

53. The system than converts common website names to IP addresses (abbr.)

54. The UK's largest defense electronics contractor (abbr.)

55. Chemical symbol for chromium

57. 4 GHz to 8 GHz

60. Chemical symbol for cadmium

64. Intentionally blocks communications signals

66. Range of frequencies

68. Electron beam particle

71. Hz

73. U.S. military organization (abbr.)

74. Amateur radio enthusiast

75. Chemical symbol for lawrencium

76. A common battery cell size

78. Band between RF and BB

80. Chemical symbol for erbium


See solution below

Science and Engineering crossword Puzzle Solution for September 30, 2012 - RF Cafe