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    The Amateur Radio Crossword Puzzler

    By H. Ward Silver, N0AX
    June 22, 2007


    Hams Afield


    Although not everyone can participate in Field Day this weekend, this puzzle will make you feel as if you had. You’ll wind up tired and worn out? No! You’ll be invigorated with the excellent job you’ve done on behalf of ham radio, of course! Even if you can’t join the fun in person, take time out to hand out a few QSOs from home (1D category) and listen to the sounds of full bands and happy hams.

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    Across
    2. This happens to really cold fingers and toes
    8. Keeps the drinks cold
    11. You might be willing, but not ....
    13. Point at which receiver intermod becomes as strong as the signals (abbr)
    14. Either fish or cut this
    15. Secures the tower
    16. When the D-layer soaks up signals
    19. A pair of rogers (CW abbr)
    20. Plates connectors (chemical symbol)
    22. What you get in the sun
    25. Tasty Field Day treat
    28. Prefix meaning "of the environment"
    29. Largest NA country
    31. Below VLF
    33. Heat rays (abbr)
    34. Agency that operates federal parks
    36. Light rope
    38. Station with several operators (abbr)
    41. Begins to awake
    44. Used to fix things
    46. Prefix for Sable Island
    47. Knockout (abbr)
    48. Seen at night
    50. Gas in indicator bulbs
    52. A very, very dry area
    55. Radio blackout
    56. Bigger than 48 Across
    58. Metric of photographic sensitivity
    59. World time (abbr)
    61. Telephone (abbr)
    62. Consequence of overinflation
    63. Battery power
    64. Where you go after Field Day
    65. Stand by (CW abbr)
    67. End of message (CW prosign)
    68. Helps you lighten up
    70. End of contact (CW prosign)
    72. If you want to make contacts, you'll have to do this (two words)
    76. These keep 12 Down away
    77. Orbiting ham station (abbr)
    78. Shutting down the station

    Down
    1. A lengthy Field Day legend
    2. Open covering
    3. Regarding (abbr)
    4. Anchors tents
    5. Plaything
    6. What you get from 12 Down
    7. Easily lost
    8. International ham radio organization (acronym)
    9. Wispy clouds
    10. To have eaten (slang)
    12. Invasive critters
    17. One less than X
    18. Class F stations operate from here
    21. Keeps blisters from getting worse
    23. Male progeny
    24. And (CW abbr)
    26. One of the restrooms
    27. What comes out of the transmitter
    30. Special wire antenna from this country (prefix)
    32. The original four-wheel drive vehicle
    33. Collector current (abbr)
    35. Hold up the tent
    37. Not a purty vine
    38. One of the Great Lake states (postal code)
    39. Field Day is time to .. not plan
    40. Starts the fire
    42. Heavy weight
    43. Overcast clouds
    44. What Murphy brings
    45. Supported by something
    46. Finds direction
    49. Amplifier class
    51. Keeps the generator working
    52. Map that shows elevation
    53. Tough material for rope
    54. Early PC model
    57. Watches the bands for poor signals (abbr)
    60. Live outside
    63. The day of the month
    66. Add to span to clean up
    69. Popular ham radio chain (abbr)
    71. Obsolete abbreviation for kHz
    72. Web URLs from Sweden end in this
    73. After the signature
    74. Metal used in clock batteries
    75. A station calling from VO1 is from this section

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