By H. Ward Silver, N0AX
November 22, 2005
DXers know that I just returned from a Pacific Ocean DXpedition to Kure Island, KH7K. To get there and back took close to two weeks of sailing, during which this landlubber got quite an education, a number of new calluses, and a hefty dose of vocabulary from which you benefit in this puzzle, a savory cioppino of ham and nautical jargon. This one is dedicated to our intrepid captain, Bill Austin of the Machias - an honor and a privilege, sir!
Across
2. The part of a boat that keeps it traveling in a straight line
5. Type of plastic (abbr.)
7. A sailor's favorite drink
9. Video mode (abbr.)
11. Clownish operator
13. Stone wharf, rhymes with Morse instrument
15. Right side of the boat
17. Complementary circuit to RC
18. Respond only (CW prosign)
20. Prefix for South Korea
21. Join ropes or wires together
23. One who pipes and must be paid
25. Household voltage (abbr.)
26. ARES team leader (abbr.)
27. How a sailor attempts contact
28. Disease from lack of vitamin C
31. Off topic (abbr.)
32. Information sent digitally
34. Abbreviation meaning "to show as an example"
35. Abbreviation for microprocessor
36. On the ship
38. Monkeys and cats have these for which a knot is named
40. Prefix for the land of the rising sun
41. Circuit that switches xmit & rcve (abbr.)
42. Dining area aboard ship or the state of most ham shacks
44. Lowest part of a ship
47. Not wet, not dry
50. Abbreviation for water color
51. Used to row
52. Number (abbr.)
53. A sailor's CQ
55. Telephone call (abbr.)
57. Type of mobile antenna mount
58. Barrel (abbr.)
60. What a sail does when it's deployed
63. Deck officer
66. Female ham (abbr.)
67. Pole used for rigging
70. A sailor's "Yes"
71. Move without power
72. A group of ships moving together
Down
1. Whip
2. Reactive power (abbr.)
3. A receding tide
4. Not tight
5. Any of these will do in a storm
6. A ham's "Ahoy"
7. Where food is cooked on a ship
8. RTTY test signal
10. Type of digital logic (abbr.)
12. Albanian prefix
14. What you do when hanging over 16 Down
16. Keeps sailors on board
18. Obsolete unit of frequency
19. This guy carries a trident
21. Propellor
22. Chip (abbr.)
23. Person responsible for steering
24. Signal report
25. Pirate treasure (chemical symbol)
27. Marine bathroom
29. Drum or cylinder around which ropes or chains are wound
30. Very good (abbr.)
31. Operator (abbr.)
32. Ship's surgeon's professional title (abbr.)
33. These officers run things in the navy
35. How a ham attempts contact
37. To make ready
39. Stand by (CW prosign)
40. Triangular sail
43. And (CW abbr.)
45. Type of marine bird
46. Tale told by sailors
48. Powered up
49. Horizontal pole at the bottom of a mast
54. The first two letters of an English ship's name
56. Large body of salt water enclosed on three sides
58. Break (CW prosign)
59. Width of a boat at its widest point
60. Not defined (abbr.)
61. For Your Information (abbr.)
62. Strength of sunblock (abbr.)
64. Towards the rear of the boat
65. Sheltered from the wind
68. Metal used in antennas (chemical symbol)
69. Reply or regarding (abbr.)