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July 1960 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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Yeah, upon seeing the
title of this puzzle, I also thought it said "Roundworm." As is evident by the
construction of the puzzle grid, it is indeed "Roundword." Be sure when working
the puzzle to spiral in toward the center and don't do a raster scan from top to
bottom. Although it appeared in a 1960 issue of Radio-Electronics
magazine, there are no terms that should give a Millennial any problems. Careful
with number 14 since today's classes of Hams is not the same as it was back in
the day.
Roundword Puzzle
By Michael L. Nahrwold
Are you tired of the old across-and-down type crossword puzzle? Well, then, here
is the thing for you - a round-word puzzle. Simply start at No.1 and print the words
on the outside squares of the puzzle, always going in a clockwise direction. The
first letter of each word is always the last letter of the word preceding it. The
words on the lower half of the puzzle will read backward and the words on the left
half will read from bottom to top.
For example, the answer to the first definition must be a 3-letter word that
represents X 1,000,000. Obviously, the correct answer is MEG and is placed in the
first three boxes across the top of the puzzle - the M in the box numbered 1 and
the G ending up in the box numbered 2. For our second answer we need a 7-letter
word that starts with G and is a unit of magnetomotive force. GILBERT is such a
word, but is it correct? As a check, is its last letter (T), which appears in the
box numbered 3, the first letter of a 10-letter word that is the definition of a
semiconductor? Try your luck and knowledge.
 1. X 1,000,000 (prefix)
2. Unit of magnetomotive force
3. A semiconductor
4. Feedback
5. Narrow-band frequency modulation (abbreviation)
6. 0.000,001 ampere
7. Section of a beam antenna
8. 4 element tube
9. Type of tweeter
10. Code (abbreviation)
11. Radio station run by the National Bureau of Standards
12. Unit of electromotive force or potential difference
13. Grid-controlled rectifier
14. Lowest class ham ticket
15. Electron coupled oscillator (abbreviation)
16. Test instrument incorporating CRT
17. Flow of electrons from tube filament or cathode
18. Net control station (abbreviation)
19. Hi-fi using 2 channels
20. Unit of resistance
21. Unit of conductance
22. First stage of a CW transmitter
23. Electromagnetic switch
24. Unmarried lady amateur (slang abbreviation)
25. Antenna used in radio direction finders
26. Male connector
27. Type of diode
Answer to "Roundword Puzzle" below...
Posted July 13, 2023
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