[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Japanese radios

[Curt Faulk]

The Icom IC-9700, for sure, uses a JIS #2 screwdriver.

They are available on Amazon.

If you are a Prime Member, because of COVID-19, you should expect delivery
by August. (just kidding, mostly)

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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