Circuitry Crossword |
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Given that this Circuitry Crossword was created at the peak of the post-war television popularity wave, it is no surprise that the main focus is on TV-related terms. Still, most people who lived during the era of "real" television sets with cathode ray tubes (CRTs), will probably have no problem completing it successfully. If you have ever adjusted the horizontal and vertical hold controls on a TV, you're in the club. After nearly two decades with LCD computer and television displays, the days of less than perfect images are fading like an over-the-air broadcast on a stormy day. Unlike the time it took me days to figure out that two heavy speakers sitting on a shelf over top of my CRT computer monitor was causing a weird distortion in the picture, I can sit anything next to my LCD monitor with no effect. I had replaced a 15" CRT monitor with a 19" (considered huge at the time) CRT, which placed the picture tube very close to the speaker magnets. I was on the verge of returning the monitor before figuring out the cause. Circuitry Crossword By John A. Comstock Here's a little teaser to try during the coffee break at the shop. All you active radio and TV technicians should be able to bat this out in record time - but watch out for a couple of tricky definitions - they are lurking!
Here are other electronics-themed crossword puzzles from vintage electronics magazines (RF Cafe Crosswords here):
Posted October 10, 2019 |
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