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    The Amateur Radio Crossword Puzzler

    By H. Ward Silver, N0AX
    May 15, 2004


    Word Scramble Puzzle -- "DX Is!"


    Here's a new kind of puzzle to try! Use the clues to fill in the horizontal rows. The vertical row of squares outlined by the heavy bars will then contain an anagram of the puzzle's answer. (An anagram is words that have the same letters as the answer, but in a different order.) Would you like a hint? The answer is the name of the place from which a recent major DXpedition was conducted.

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    Row

    1.

    Another word for direction

    2.

    Transmitting and listening on different frequencies

    3.

    If the DX station didn't record your QSO, you're .... (four words)

    4.

    Signals moving from one place to another

    5.

    Slang for a dollar bill sent with a QSL request

    6.

    The Q-signal for "Stand By"

    7.

    The QSL Post Office

    8.

    Work 'em first and worry .....

    9.

    Sending a QSL to the DX station's address

    10.

    A measure of ionospheric conditions, such as A or K

    11.

    Active region that disrupts polar path signals

    12.

    Person that handles QSLs for a DX station

    13.

    DXCC Award that combines modes

    14.

    What 'DX' stands for

    15.

    Longitude gathering point




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