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Amateur Radio Theme Crossword Puzzle May 8th,
2022
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This May 8th custom made crossword puzzle has an Amateur Radio (aka Ham Radio)
theme, compliments of RF Cafe. Clues specifically related to the Ham Radio
theme are marked with an asterisk (*). All RF Cafe crossword puzzles are custom
made by me, Kirt Blattenberger, and have only words and clues related to RF, microwave,
and mm-wave engineering, optics, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and other technical
subjects. As always, this crossword puzzle 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!
Reproduction of this puzzle without the express permission of
RF Cafe is prohibited.
acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words
![Amateur Radio Theme Crossword Puzzle for May 8th, 2022 - RF Cafe](images/ham-radio-themed-crossword-puzzle-rf-cafe-5-8-2022.gif)
1. An area of poor radio communication, too distant
for ground wave and too close for sky waves (2 wds., pl.) 6. A series of dots
and dashes used for messaging (2 wds.) * 11. Amateur radio operator who is qualified
to administer Amateur Radio licensing examinations (abbr.) * 12. Type of logic
gate 13. Electronics Industry Association (abbr.) 14. Bandwidth (abbr.)
15. Type of matrix barcode used with laser scanning(abbr.) 17. Unit of liquid
measure (abbr.) 18. Type of microwave diode 21. Chemical symbol for lutetium
23. Unix, Linux or Windows (abbr.) 24. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc. 25. 2nd
level of Ham license 29. Common plastic insulation type (abbr.) 31. Chemical
symbol for chlorine 32. Degree of IC sophistication (abbr.) 33. European equivalent
to the U.L. 35. Ham's code for "Entire net stand by." * 37. Greek letter used
for frequency 39. Unit of admittance (pl.) 41. Chemical symbol for platinum
42. Aerodynamic opposition to thrust 44. Chemical symbol for bismuth 45. Boob
tube (abbr.) 46. Amateur radio enthusiast * 47. Silicon transistor type (abbr.)
49. Chemical symbol for gadolinium 50. ampere-hour (abbr.) 52. Chemical symbol
for nobelium 54. Internet protocol (abbr.) 55. Test equipment (abbr.) 56.
Chemical symbol for einsteinium 57. Chemical symbol for einsteinium 58. The
4th letter in ARRL * 61. Communication type that method makes use of electromagnetic
waves 63. Hedy _____, Hollywood actress with first patent for spread spectrum
communications 66. Type of data conversion device (abbr.) 67. A BPF specification
(abbr.) 68. 2-way conversation, Ham term 70. Microwave Theory and Techniques
Society (abbr.) 72. Newest buzz phrase for ubiquitous remote control and monitoring
of everything (abbr.) 74. The highest level Amateur Radio license rating 76.
A common battery cell size 78. Code for a type of electrical wire insulation
80. Ham's code for "Is my transmission being interfered with?" * 83. Ham abbreviation
for "distant station" * 85. Negative temperature coefficient (abbr.) 87. Feature
in some waveguides used to increase operational bandwidth 88. International phonetic
alphabet letter "O" 91. 2-element, 1/2 wavelength antenna fed at the center
93. Armored cable type 94. Chemical symbol for palladium 95. Chemical symbol
for silver 96. BS__ - the degree held by many RF Cafe visitors 97. One type
of electron spin 98. Volume unit (abbr.) 100. Switch position 101. Synchronous
Digital Hierarchy 103. Ham's code for "What is the correct time?" * 105. Related
to FM by a differential 106. Type of component package (abbr.) 108. Type of
wire used to wind baluns and couplers 110. Chemical symbol for lawrencium
111. Type of capacitor dielectric 112. Ratio of circumference to diameter
113. ___ Enterprises, a major Ham Radio equipment distributor and manufacturer
115. Opposite of a LO 116. Governmental agency that monitors pollution (abbr.)
119. Unit of liquid measure (abbr.) 121. Send Morse Code * 124. Point in an
revolving object's orbit that is closest to the body it is orbiting 127. 1e-6
mA 128. Mate to a TX 129. Chemical symbol for rubidium 130. Encased in
a protective covering 131. Army-Navy specification prefix 132. Chemical symbol
for tin 134. Chemical symbol for thallium 137. Voice of America 138. Multifunctional
silicon devices (abbr.) 139. Unit of time (abbr.) 140. Ham's term for self-assembled
project (pl.) * 141. The "S" in the IEEE's IMS show |
1. Chemical symbol for selenium 2. Short for
potentiometer 3. Chemical symbol for zirconium 4. Electrical engineer (abbr.,
pl.) 5. Trigonometric function equal to the ratio between the side opposite a
given angle, and the hypotenuse 7. Opposite of I.D. 8. Chemical symbol for
antimony 9. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.) 10. Equalizer (abbr.)
11. It's the first letter in 11 Across * 16. Mate to a transmitter (pl.) 17.
Ham's code for "Can you acknowledge receipt?" * 18. Electronics manufacturer with
"meatball" logo 19. Amateur radio operator who is qualified to administer Amateur
Radio licensing examinations (abbr., pl.) * 20. 10E1 numerical prefix 21. Filter
type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.) 22. PCB mask exposing ray (abbr.)
23. Amateur radio abbreviation for the Oceania region (abbr.) 24. Megohm (abbr.)
26. Nordic Mobile Telephone 27. Describes some waveguides that use a longitudinal
protrusion to increase operational bandwidth 28. Display type 30. "Calling
any amateur radio station" * 34. Unit of energy (pl.) 36. Chemical symbol for
niobium 38. PCB mask exposing ray (abbr.) 39. 1/000 of an amp (abbr.) 40.
Chemical symbol for tin 41. Silicon transistor type 43. Chemical symbol for
gallium 46. Maintaining a voltage for sampling 48. _____-wise linear 51.
High electron mobility transistor 53. Chemical symbol for mercury 55. Chemical
symbol for tantalum 56. Electrical overstress (abbr.) 59. Engineering Change
Order (abbr.) 60. Unit of capacitance (abbr.) 61. Device attached to an antenna
mast which rotates it so that the antenna can point in different directions 62.
A quantitative measure of a person's mental capacity (abbr.) 64. Ham radio operator
*
65. System for guiding aircraft (abbr.) 69. Mathematical table whose entries
come from a fixed finite set of symbols (abbr.) 71. Type of distribution, squared
73. Slang for when a professor hints at an exam problem (abbr.) 75. Summed
77. Circuit that reduces interference (abbr.) 78. Sends information 79. High
Definition Television 81. Unit of length equal to 5.5 yards 82. 1E6 nanoseconds
84. Greek letter 86. The "E" in 11 Across (pl.) * 89. Constellation : The crab
90. Chemical symbol for silver 92. Chemical symbol for polonium 94. Radio
signal route 96. Resistive component of a capacitor's lumped element model (abbr.)
99. Electrical safety organization (abbr.) 102. 1/100 meter (abbr.) 103. Organization
requiring 25 years of amateur service for membership (abbr.) * 104. Chemical symbol
for tantalum 105. Min-to-max voltage of a waveform (abbr.) 107. 300 kHz to
3 MHz 109. Compress a computer file 110. Be behind in phase 114. Type of
flip flop 117. Type of chart 118. Electro-mechanical switching device 119.
Ham radio-ese for electromagnetic interference occurring in nature * 120. Mate
to an RX 122. Chemical symbol for erbium 123. Chemical symbol for ytterbium
125. Equalizer (abbr.) 126. Official engineering change document (abbr., pl.)
127. Chemical symbol for neodymium 131. Automatic Calibration System (abbr.)
133. Unit of inductance (abbr.) 134. Chemical symbol for terbium 135. Chemical
symbol for lawrencium 136. Pure carrier (abbr.) 138. Galilean moon 139.
Home state of Los Alamos lab (abbr.) |
See solution below
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