Electronic Crosswords
May 1967 Electronics World

May 1967 Electronics World

May 1967 Electronics World Cover - RF Cafe  Table of Contents 

Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Electronics World, published May 1959 - December 1971. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.

This crossword puzzle appeared in the May 1967 edition of Electronics World. If you happen to be an avid cruciverbalist as am I, then you might want to try a few of the RF and microwave engineering themed crosswords that I have been publishing weekly for two decades. Unlike the RF Cafe crossword puzzles which contain only words and clues related to science and engineering, these ones which appeared in various electronics magazine sometimes use a common word to fill in where needed.

Electronic Crosswords

By James R. Kimsey

Electronics Crossword Puzzle, May 1967 Electronics World - RF Cafe

ACROSS

1.   One of the essential components in a vacuum tube.

4.   Greek letter designating "ohm".

7.   Malt beverage.

8.   Device used to increase power, voltage, or current of a signal.

12. Familiar trio in Ohm's Law.

13. Mighty African river.

14. Move a TV camera to keep it trained on the subject.

15. The tube electrode to which the main electron stream flows.

16. The prevention of vibration by some means.

19. Mutual conductance (abbr.).

20. Part of the eye.

19. To vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of an oscillation, usually at a signal frequency rate.

20. Mimic.

21. The male heir.

29. A term used to describe a terminal which has more electrons than normal.

30. A small spring-like clamp.

31. Plate current, in the tube manual.

32. An antenna which is an integral part of a radio or TV receiver.

39. Keyboard instrument.

40. Request.

41. Paddles.

42. de Forest.

43. Type of insulation.

44. Resistance network used in coupling two impedances.

45. Miniature receiving tube having nine pins.

48. Water-cooled tetrode capable of providing continuous operation at 50 kW or more in the u.h.f. region.

DOWN

1.   Gaseous radioactive products formed by the expulsion of an alpha particle from radium, thorium X, or actinium X.

2.   Small coil used to measure a magnetic field.

3.   An element combined with oxygen.

4.   An oil used in medicine.

5.   Myself.

6.   Storage of components until their characteristics have become stable and constant.

9.   Period of time (abbr.) .

10. Guided.

11. General term applied to receivers.

12. Prefix meaning "on".

13. Moved rapidly on foot.

17. For example (abbr.) .

22. Perform.

23. World peace-keeping organiza­tion (abbr.).

24. Long-nosed metal clip.

25. Widening the volume range of an audio-frequency signal.

26. Cut of type of crystal used for r.f. transmitters between 500 kHz and 10 MHz.

27. 3.1416.

28. Happenings.

33. Massive government agency (abbr.).

34. Antenna matching device used to permit efficient coupling of trans­mitter having unbalanced output to antenna having balanced transmission line.

35. Employ.

36. General and ex-President.

37. A test.

38. Connecting wires.

40. Fish eggs.

41. Skill.

46. Type of communications system (abbr.).


Here are other electronics-themed crossword puzzles from vintage electronics magazines (RF Cafe Crosswords here):

- April 1964 Popular Electronics

- November 1962 Electronics World

- March 1962 Popular Electronics

- September 1958 Radio & TV News

- October 1957 Popular Electronics

- November 1957 Popular Electronics

- January 1974 Popular Electronics

- November 1958 Popular Electronics

- January 1965 Electronics World

- November 1960 Electronics World

- January 1960 Electronics World

- December 1957 Popular Electronics

- February 1966 Popular Electronics

- September 1957 Popular Electronics

- December 1960 Popular Electronics

- August 1958 Popular Electronics

- July 1960 Electronics World

- September 1965 Electronics World

- August 1962 Electronics World

- May 1958 Radio News

- November 1958 Radio News

- April 1963 Electronics World

- July 1961 Electronics World

- July 1963 Electronics World

- May 1967 Electronics World

- August 1960 Popular Electronics

- March 1973 Popular Electronics

- June 1966 Popular Electronics

- April 1959 Popular Electronics

- January 1963 Electronics World

- October 1961 Electronics World

- December 1965 Electronics World

- September 1960 Electronics World

- July 1958 Radio & TV News

- April 1967 QST

- April 1960 Electronics World

- October 1963 Electronics World

- May 1963 Electronics World

- October 1960 Electronics World

- July 1971 Radio-Electronics

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- May 1963 Electronics World

- April 1966 Popular Electronics

- May 1961 Electronics World

- August 1958 Radio News

- July 1945 Radio-Craft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronics Crossword Puzzle Solution, May 1967 Electronics World - RF Cafe

 

 

Posted  February 16, 2012