[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Japanese radios

[Ian]

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On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 4:01 PM Alan DesJardins <n5vxl at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Are tools for JIS easy to come by?
>
> Alan N9APD
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> Subject: Re: [Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Japanese radios
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> I had no idea.
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> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 3:39 PM Ian <iann8ik at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > 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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