By H. Ward Silver, N0AX
September 7, 2005
Hams across the U.S. are rushing to render assistance to the Gulf Coast region that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Emergency communications, a cornerstone of amateur radio, has never been more important. This week's puzzle freshens up a previous puzzle with an emergency-communications theme. Thanks to all the ham volunteers and our sympathies to all those that have lost family, friends, and homes.
Across
1. Country-wide system of traffic handling
4. Initial medical assistance
11. Old Man (CW)
12. Information Technology (abbr.)
13. Station that listens (abbr.)
14. Direction prevailing winds blow across the US
15. Prosign for End of Message
18. ARRL emergency organization
19. Organized methods or procedures
21. Phone signal report
24. Be quiet!
25. Home power
26. Event
31. Prefix meaning "reverse"
34. State of being powered
35. Organization that provides shelter (two words)
37. Connected together with communications
39. Helps
40. Locating a transmitter (abbr.)
41. Federal emergency organization
44. Rotate
47. When to train for a disaster
48. Local amateur emergency leader (abbr.)
49. Required to operate radios
51. Measure or exercise
53. To meet or arrive
56. Invisible light (abbr.)
57. Vehicle used for temporary living quarters
59. Ham Radio (abbr.)
60. The two types of fields (abbr.)
62. Phonetic for "A"
64. Digital data mode
65. Interference (abbr.)
67. Get moving
68. News organization (initials)
70. Determined in advance
71. Phone distress signal
72. Unit of current
73. Resists corrosion (abbr.)
Down
2. Opposite of from
3. Miniature RF connector type
4. Ham's favorite day
5. Add "K" to get something to build
6. CW distress signal
7. Leisure items (not our radios)
8. Interrupt or Internal (abbr.)
9. Boy Scouts do good ones
10. Amplifier (abbr.)
16. Civil Defense amateur organization
17. Practice
20. Reflex to something bad
22. Serial Number (abbr.)
23. Professional nursing designation
27. Direct the operation of
28. Permanent marking
29. Complete
30. Flow of information
32. Net Control Station
33. Audio signal
36. Multiply to get "R"
38. Electromagnetic (abbr.)
40. From (CW abbr.)
42. Directed communications
43. Take action
45. Where the antenna goes
46. Now (CW abbr.)
47. Signal that the channel is needed
50. Where injured people are taken
51. Rehearses for
52. Imagine
54. Region of disaster
55. Alone is male, with "S" is female
58. Data rate
61. Assist
63. Changes to a radio
66. Small unit of current
69. Final amplifier (abbr.)
70. Afternoon hours
