By H. Ward Silver, N0AX
August 18, 2006
What could be better than walking into the shack and getting
a whiff of that great new radio smell? It wouldn't happen without the busy
radio manufacturers that create all these great toys. This week's puzzle
features all those things that go with getting and giving the gadgets of
radio. Hold on to your wallet!
Across
1. Manufactures a little of everything
3. A guy that can lift a DX-100 with one arm
8. Best kind of deal
12. Run these letters together to get a Morse "R"
13. One of the "Big Three"
15. Wall power
16. What's left after expenses
18. Wireless operation (abbreviation)
19. Oldest type of semiconductor logic
21. Abbreviation for your station amp
22. Pre-owned
24. Made Super-Pro receivers
28. Unenergized relay contacts
29. Type of crystal cut
30. Works fine
31. Purchased as a group
32. CW abbr for "thank you"
33. A rookie
35. Two shortest Morse letters
36. Military boss (abbr)
38. One of the "Big Three"
40. Battery energy capacity
41. Take one of these along to look at gear
43. Said to Irene by Samuel Morse
44. Federal agency that cleans up PCBs
46. Popular power supply manufacturer
48. Equipment using current technology
49. Stand-by (CW prosign)
52. German world-band radio maker
55. Slippery seller
57. Carry or haul
59. Abbreviation for "hollow-state" devices
61. Supporting equipment or device
64. One of the "Big Three"
67. Suffix to indicate numeric order
68. Battery metal (chemical symbol)
70. Rig controller (abbr)
71. Best manufacturer of all
72. Makes dials turn
Down
1. Operating instructions and diagrams
2. Charges
3. Measure of data channel quality (abbr)
4. Cast a spell on the buyer
5. Which directions a dipole running NS radiates best
6. Packing material
7. Program that optimizes yagi designs
9. Where the warts hang out
10. ARES leader
11. Barter
14. Maker of the famous twins
17. Largest American radio manufacturer
20. Switch that creates the transceiver
21. Omnipresent junction
23. Battery power
25. PC power supply style
26. Half of stereo
27. Scanner maker
32. Speed of an auction
34. Guarantee of repair
36. Brings batteries back to life
37. Chances
38. Sign checks with this
39. Initial manufacturer of parts or equipment (abbr)
41. Prefix for gear from 64 Across
42. Part of what Old MacDonald had
45. Say this to worn-out gear
47. Measure of signal and noise (abbr)
49. Most conductive metal (chemical symbol)
50. Made green kits
51. The three primary component types
53. Creates the ionosphere
54. Weighs down antennas in the winter
56. Is there one of these in here?
57. Prefix for gear from 13 Across
58. Often sub-audible
60. Deceive
62. Used to look for defects
63. Female ham
65. Makes wide-band receivers
66. Simplest contest category
69. Prefix for gear from 38 Across