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By H. Ward Silver, N0AX
October 30, 2006
One of ham radio's oldest institutions is the radio club and nearly all hams belong to at least one--sometimes many more! This puzzle recognizes the many hours of work on our behalf by club officers and volunteers. Don't forget to thank them and consider throwing your own hat in the ring when it's time for the annual election of officers!
1. Unlicensed service that shares some ham bands (abbr)
4. Place where a club meets
8. Modulation type that includes FM and PM
12. Knock out (abbr)
13. Husband (CW abbr)
14. Abbreviation for ground
15. Designer of electronics (abbr)
16. Record of a meeting
18. Formal recognition or prize
20. VFO that uses variable inductor (abbr)
21. Length of service
24. Smallest New England state (postal code)
25. Micromicro farad (abbr)
27. Head covering
28. ARRL founder's initials
31. Officer just a heartbeat away
32. Wrote the rules of order
34. Power consumer
36. Small (slang)
37. Prosign for ?
39. Business from previous session
41. Type of beverage or radio connection protocol
43. Club leader
45. Opposite of multi-op (abbr)
46. Type of gas in an NE-2 lamp
48. Conceals
49. Company that makes the SmartTuner(r)
51. Frequencies above audio (abbr)
54. Most populous of the 9th district states (postal
code)
55. Signal used for timing (abbr)
57. Exchange knowledge
60. Club's on the air identity
63. The 40th lubricant
64. Makes a tank circuit
67. Message with DX station's frequency
68. Entertainment for meetings
70. Type of plastic pipe
72. Used to run large generators
73. Leads ARES teams (abbr)
74. Baghdad call sign
75. Formal proposition to the club
76. Prefix meaning "before"
Down
2. Funny act
3. Ground plane antenna
4. Signify acceptance or rejection
5. Moonbounce (abbr)
6. Military prefix of coaxial adaptors
7. Electrical, civil, mechanical, etc. (abbr)
9. Business never discussed before
10. General term for equipment
11. Conclude
16. Measure of speed (abbr)
17. Operating position or facility
19. Competing club
22. Phoned home
23. Unit of conductivity
26. Federal agency that investigates criminal activity
using the airwaves
27. Our hobby (abbr)
29. Cloth insignia
30. Doctor or 3rd district state (abbr)
33. Older member of the club
34. Member in perpetuity
35. Success of a proposition
38. Below HF (abbr)
39. Meeting discipline
40. Type of microwave antenna
42. Digital circuitry
44. Multiply to get power
47. Position of leadership (abbr)
50. Training program or seminar
52. End of contact (prosign)
53. Ran on the original IBM PC
56. Another term for random wire (abbr)
58. Maintains club affiliation program
59. Radio mentor or trainer
61. Before CD
62. Graphic symbol of the club
63. Small bird
65. Certificate awarded on passing an exam
66. Signal of disapproval
68. Official in charge of public information
69. Type of synchronous orbit
71. Prefix meaning "twice"
72. Prefix meaning "two"
