Electronics Themed Crossword Puzzle
December 18th, 2022

This is your custom made Electronics Themed crossword puzzle for December 18th, 2022. Hard to believe there is only one more left after this (Christmas Day) for 2022. All RF Cafe crossword puzzles are custom made by me, Kirt Blattenberger, and have only words and clues related to electronics, electricity, radio, radar, RF, microwave, and mm-wave engineering, optics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and other technical subjects. 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 Crossword Puzzle for December 18th, 2022 - RF Cafe

ACROSS DOWN
1. Chemical symbol for silicon
2. BJTs, FETs, etc.
11. Chemical symbol for chlorine
13. Image
14. Studies for a test just before taking it
15. Chemical symbol for nickel
17. Physical unit by which power is measured
18. Scheduling graph type
19. Chemical symbol for praseodymium
20. Agilent's (now Keysight) EE design software (abbr.)
22. Chemical symbol for molybdenum
23. High Data Rate
25. Morse Code for "from"
26. Voice of America
27. Chemical symbol for terbium
28. Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (abbr.)
30. Schema for computer or device presentation to the operator (abbr.)
31. European equivalent to the U.L.
32. Ham's code for "Can you acknowledge receipt?"
34. Type of logic gate
37. Chemical symbol for strontium
39. Ratio of output current to input voltage, with units of Siemens (pl.)
40. Chemical symbol for thallium
41. Notch type filter (abbr.)
42. Automatic Calibration System (abbr.)
43. Mathematical table whose entries come from a fixed finite set of symbols (abbr.)
45. Coefficient of temperature (abbr.)
46. Largest moon of Saturn
50. Chemical symbol for copper
52. Ham's code for "Does my frequency vary?"
54. Unit of time (abbr.)
56. Base of the decimal number system
57. Mass unit (abbr.)
59. Shortwave listener (abbr.)
61. Unit of time (abbr.)
62. International phonetic alphabet letter "P"
64. 2/3 of a triac
66. Stock symbol for Boeing
67. Number system which uses only the digits 0 to 7
68. Target indication on a radar display (pl.)
69. 30 kHz to 300 kHz
70. Using software for circuit or system design (pl.)
71. 1E6 nanoseconds
1. SIgnal to Noise And Distortion (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. Apple's popular media playing device (pl.)
7. ___/IP scheme for networked connectivity
8. Used logic gates
9. ____ earth elements
10. Surface Mount Technology
12. Long Range Aid to Navigation
16. Opposite of O.D.
19. Chemical symbol for polonium
21. A type of jet fighter
23. 1/100 meter (abbr.)
24. Chemical symbol for radium
26. Describes a fluid having a thick consistency
28. Up in the air
29. Radio navigation system (abbr.)
31. Type of computer display (abbr.)
32. Ham's code for "Are my signals fading?"
33. Special diode type that can be switched (abbr.)
35. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.)
36. 10E1 numerical prefix (pl.)
38. Government program to bring electricity to farms (abbr.)
44. Exactly the same in mathematics
47. Network department (abbr.)
48. Nikola _____
49. Army-Navy specification prefix
51. Encases in a protective covering
53. Type of flip-flop
54. Stock symbol for National Instruments
55. Junk e-mail
57. International phonetic alphabet letter "K"
58. Ratio of output to input power, voltage, current, light, etc.
60. Unit of magnetic flux(abbr.)
62. Cellphone band directly above DCS
63. Arithmetic Logic Unit (abbr.)
64. Antenna gain unit (abbr.)
65. Hz

See solution below

 

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Electronics Theme Crossword Puzzle Solution for December 18th, 2022 - RF Cafe