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 For two decades, I have been creating custom engineering- and science-themed crossword puzzles for the brain-exercising benefit and pleasure of RF Cafe visitors who are fellow cruciverbalists. This October 20, 2019, puzzle uses a database of thousands of words which I have built up over the years and contains only clues and terms associated with engineering, science, physical, astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, etc. You will never find a word taxing your knowledge of a numbnut soap opera star or the name of some obscure village in the Andes mountains. You might, however, encounter the name of a movie star like Hedy Lamarr or a geographical location like Tunguska, Russia ...
 That Hugo Gernsback was a prolific writer, inventor, visionary, designer, and builder is unquestionable given the huge number examples of each that can be easily found on the Internet and in libraries. Gernsback was never bashful about giving himself credit for technology predictions when thy come to fruition and for the coining of new terms. In this "Reversible Television" editorial column that appeared in a 1948 issue of his Radio-Craft magazine, Gernsback claims to have been the first to use the word "television" in a technical article - but not necessarily having invented the term. He did have an idea for a "Telephot," a portmanteau of "telephone" and "photograph." The device would take the form of phone with a built-in video display to allow parties to view each other whilst ...
 A few days ago I posted an article from a 1935 article in Short Wave Craft magazine entitled, "Put Your Aerial Underground." Upon seeing it, RF Cafe visitor Jean-Marie Polard (F5VLB), located in France, sent me a note about his very impressive Facebook page that contains a lot of information on Earth Probes Used As Antennas. Evidently there is a large contingent of radio amateurs, at least in Europe, still experimenting with and successfully using the method. As with many areas of wireless communications, Ham operators worldwide are continuing to push back the technology frontiers ...
 It's Friday again already (...finally). In that these comics from Radio-Craft magazine have an electronics theme, you can claim looking at them is work-related. The themes of the comics reflect common scenarios of the 1944-1945 era in which they were published, but with not much modification can be applied to today's environment. People will always expect more features from products, will be critical of everything presented to them, and will want to haggle for the best deal from the used camel salesman. You might consider using one of them for your next conference or project status presentation. Enjoy ...
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 This photo from an article entitled, "Exploring Electronics with Simple Projects," which appeared in a 1958 issue of Popular Electronics magazine, made me think of "The Radio Boys" series of books written in the 1920s. A shorter series entitled "The Radio Girls" appeared as well. Both titles told tales of a group of youngsters who were caught up in the "wireless" craze of the era. They built their first receivers entirely from homemade parts, including winding the tuning coil and fashioning a moveable tap on the coil. Motivated by more knowledgeable adults - of which there were few in the day - the kids progressed on to single-tube sets and then, after earning their licenses, built and operated transmitters. Today such do-it-yourselfers are called "Makers," and there is an entire industry and culture ...
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 All RF Cafe quizzes would make perfect fodder in employment interviews for technicians or engineers - particularly those who are fresh out of school or are relatively new to the work world. Come to think of it, they would make equally excellent study material for the same persons who are going to be interviewed for a job. This quiz is based on the information presented in High-Frequency Integrated Circuits, by Rosin Voinigescu.
 Sam Benzacar of Anatech Electronics, an RF and microwave filter company, has published his October newsletter that features his short op−ed entitled "Coming: Plasma Antennas." Plasma antennas have been appearing in the news items I collect, and Sam does a pretty good job summarizing their operation and benefits. One feature I do not recall seeing elsewhere is that in the "off" state, the plasma antenna presents a very small radar cross section (RCS), which is strategically advantageous for stealth aircraft (and surface ships). In other news, Sam includes other news related to our RF industry ...
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 "Today's cellular networks and Wi-Fi systems rely on microwave radiation to carry data but the demand for more bandwidth is quickly becoming more than microwaves can handle. That has researchers thinking about transmitting data on higher frequency terahertz waves, which have as much as 100 times the data-carrying capacity of microwaves. But terahertz communication technology is in its infancy - there is much basic research to be done and plenty of challenges to overcome. It's been assumed that terahertz links would require a direct line of sight between transmitter and receiver ..."
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