[Boatanchors] UHF bulkhead socket

Richard Knoppow 1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
Sat Nov 13 14:37:29 EST 2010


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rod Hogg" <revcom at wbsnet.org>
To: "'Dick KF4NS'" <kf4nsradio at verizon.net>; 
<boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2010 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] UHF bulkhead socket


> Dick, et al,
> I stand corrected.  I checked my stock and find the audio 
> stand nuts are
> actually 5/8x28.  I discovered I have -2- sizes of threads 
> on various
> connectors.  The 5/8x28 work perfectly on the 5/8x24 SO 
> connectors, but not
> vise versa.  Checking, there apparently are -2- thread 
> sizes out there.
> Maybe -metric-?? (close)
>
> Rod
>
    Microphone stands are 5/8th-27, not 28. As I posted 
earlier Western Electric used 5/8-24 for microphone fittings 
a million years ago but those fittings are collector's items 
now and I don't think there were any thin nuts used.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com 



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