[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Japanese radios

[Alan DesJardins]

Are tools for JIS easy to come by?

Alan N9APD

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Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 3:45 PM
To: Ian <iann8ik at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Japanese radios

I had no idea.

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On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 3:39 PM Ian <iann8ik at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you have a Japanese radio, e.g., Yaesu, Kenwood, Icom, the machine 
> screws that hold the covers on are not #1 Phillips, they are JIS.  
> There is a difference between them and a Phillips screwdriver will 
> strip the head of a JIS screw if the screw is torqued down.  You can 
> tell if a screw is JIS by looking at the head - there's a tiny dot 
> between two of the slots on a JIS screw.  This also applies to 
> Japanese cars and motorcycles if you like doing your own maintenance.
>
> 73, Ian N8IK
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