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July 1971 Radio-Electronics
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Electronics,
published 1930-1988. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
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In your final few minutes
of the workweek, try your hand at this "Electronics Helix Puzzle," provided by Mr. James
Kimsey in a 1971 issue of Radio-Electronics magazine. It it not as much
of a challenge as a classical crossword puzzle, but is still worth attempting. In
some ways, though, if you get stuck on a word there is more help available with
a standard crossword because there are more than just two (the first and last letter
in this case) intersecting letters available to help. If after completing this Electronics
Helix Puzzle you would like to try your hand at one of those traditional type crossword
puzzles, consider working one (or more) of my weekly RF Cafe engineering and science-themes puzzles.
Electronics Helix Puzzle
 by James R. Kimsey
This helix is a fun puzzle. The definitions are keyed to the numbered puzzle
boxes. The last letter of each word is the first letter of the next. Try your skill
at following this square circle to its center. If you get stuck, you'll find the
right answers at the bottom of this page.
1. One joule.
2. Mechanical device for indicating on scale value to which pointer or
knob is set.
3. Family of plane curves described by point having two simple harmonic
motions at right angles, various phase relations and integral frequency ratios.
4. Mechanical device for completing, interrupting or changing a circuit
connection.
5. Certain kind of electrical noise often caused by vibrators.
6. Synonym for beat.
7. Coil of wire, usually on an iron core, which produces strong magnetic
field when current is sent through it.
8. Fittings for making electrical connections.
9. Type of mounting and feed used to move cutting head at uniform rate
across recording disc in some inexpensive disc recorders (2 wds).
10. CGS electromagnetic unit of magnetic flux.
11. Name of Greek letter used to designate wavelength measured in meters
or fractions thereof.
12. Aerial.
13. Smallest units of any chemical element.
14. Single sideband (abbr.).
15. Range of frequencies.
16. Component of two elements-anode and cathode.
17. Device that supplies current and voltages normally obtained from batteries
which device replaces.
18. Proportion.
19. Recorder trace or permanent record produced by oscillograph.
20. Millivolt (abbr.).
21. In TV, downward movement of scanning beam from top to bottom of picture
being televised (2 wds).
22. General term applying to any cell whose electrical properties are affected
by illumination (2 wds).
23. Small strip of metal placed on terminal screw or riveted to insulating
material to provide convenient means for making soldered connection.
24. Portion of magnetic circuit in which there is no ferromagnetic material; distance between
poles. R·E
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Here are other electronics-themed crossword puzzles from vintage electronics
magazines (RF Cafe
Crosswords here):
Posted July 12, 2019
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