Amateur Radio Crossword Puzzle
June 21, 2020

Here is the RF Cafe custom-made technology-themed crossword puzzle for the week of June 21st. Each week for two decades, for the sake of all avid cruciverbalists amongst us, I have created a new technology-themed crossword puzzle using only words from my custom-created lexicon related to engineering, science, mathematics, chemistry, physics, astronomy, etc. You will never find among the words names of politicians, mountain ranges, exotic foods or plants, movie stars, or anything of the sort. You might, however, find someone or something in the otherwise excluded list directly related to this puzzle's technology theme, such as Hedy Lamarr or the Bikini Atoll, respectively. Enjoy!

cruciverbalist: [noun]  cruci- ("cross") +‎ verbal ("words") +‎ -ist ("agent, person") -- A person who constructs crosswords.


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acr. = acronym, abbr. = abbreviation, pl. = plural, wds. = words


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Amateur Radio Crossword Puzzle for June 21, 2020 - RF Cafe

 

ACROSS DOWN
1. High current gain transistor configuration (pl.)

6. Describes when a synchronous motor loses phase lock

9. O-scope time base action

10. Chemical symbol for californium

12. Unit of liquid measure (abbr., pl.)

14. Chemical symbol for magnesium

16. CB slang for a passenger (pl.)

19. Type of data conversion device (abbr.)

21. Chemical symbol for chlorine

22. Stock symbol for Advanced Micro Devices

23. Increase voltage linearly

24. Network file transfer protocol (abbr.)

26. Sends a file over a network (abbr.)

28. Amateur radio enthusiast

29. Local Oscillator (abbr.)

30. Add two or more inputs

32. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

33. Adjust a pot

34. Chemical symbol for nobelium

35. Determines proper functionality

37. Unit of inductance (abbr.)

38. Infrared (abbr.)

40. PC follower

41. Chemical symbol for beryllium

42. Its chemical symbol is B

44. Test point (abbr.)

45. Filter type (abbr.)

47. __ + 52 Across, this website's title

49. Computer interconnection scheme (abbr.)

50. Chemical symbol for copper

51. Permeability-tuned oscillator (abbr.)

52. 47 Across + ____, this website's title

54. Personal Handy Phone System (abbr.)

55. Radio signal route

56. International Reply Coupon (abbr.)

57. Chemical symbol for calcium

60. Telex-Over-Radio (abbr.)

61. Ubiquitous antenna structures along interstate highways (2 wds.)

66. Chemical symbol for strontium

67. Unit of energy

68. Chemical symbol for platinum

69. Structure of columns and rows

72. Key feature in a high level overvoltage protection device (pl.)

73. Ham slang to telephone lines (2 wds.)

1. Type of data conversion device (abbr., pl.)

2. Stock symbol for Intel

3. Chemical symbol for gallium

4. Unit of time (abbr.)

5. Shortwave listener (abbr.)

6. Difference between a repeater's transmitter and receiver frequencies

7. Filter type that blocks upper frequencies (abbr.)

8. Material deposited on CRTs to generate light when struck by electron beam

11. 10E-15 numerical prefix

12. Ham's code for "What is your location?"

13. System On Chip

14. Akin to an EE, CE, AE, etc.

15. Mathematical device defined as the collection of points whose coordinates satisfy a given relation

17. 3 kHz to 30 kHz

18. "Texting" (abbr.)

20. Person responsible for program spending (abbr.)

24. Slang for overmodulating so as to distort a waveform (2 wds.)

25. Data transmission pathway

27. Chemical symbol for thulium

28. Chemical symbol for helium

30. A famous American clock manufacturer

31. Reliability measure (abbr.)

33. The "S" in CES, the world's largest yearly convention of gadget and device manufacturers

35. Chemical symbol for tantalum

36. Chemical symbol for selenium

37. Chemical symbol for niobium

39. Chemical symbol for radon

43. Radio Amateurs of Canada (abbr.)

46. Chemical symbol for polonium

47. Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (abbr.)

48. Small unit of capacitance (abbr.)

50. Leading and trailing edge frequency variation of a CW pulse

51. Push to Talk (abbr.)

52. Error checking scheme (abbr.)

53. High-speed logic family

58. Automated Test Equipment (abbr.)

59. Conductor size unit (abbr.)

62. Chemical symbol for lawrencium

63. Used logic gates

64. Network configuration type

65. ___-AZIMUTH telescope mount

69. Test point (abbr.)

70. Modern battlefield technique (abbr.)

71. Radio signals from the cosmos (abbr.)


See solution below

2020 Crossword Puzzle Archive

Visit the Crossword Express website - RF CafeTake a well-deserved break and try your hand at some of these goodies. Every word in the RF Cafe crossword puzzles is specifically related to engineering, mathematics, and science. There are no generic backfill words like many other puzzles give you, so you'll never see a clue asking for the name of a movie star or a mountain on the Russia-China border.

All of these crossword puzzles were created using the fabulous Crossword Express (now called "Magnum Opus") software.

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Cruciverbalist:

A cruciverbalist is a person who is skilled at creating or solving crossword puzzles. The term is a combination of "cruci-" from "crucifix," meaning cross, and "verbalist" from "verbal," indicating a person who deals with words. cruciverbalists are often responsible for designing crossword puzzles, and they possess a deep knowledge of wordplay, vocabulary, and the techniques used in constructing and solving crosswords. They aim to make puzzles that are both challenging and enjoyable for crossword enthusiasts.

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Amateur Radio Crossword Puzzle Solution for June 21, 2020 - RF Cafe