[Boatanchors] cabinet material??

[Jim Wilhite]

In lieu of the perforated material you can use those egg cartons you buy 
at the grocery store.  The worked fine in the 1930s and no reason they 
wouldn't today.

Jim/W5JO



----- Original Message ----- 

> Today, I was in a soundproof booth taking a hearing test and lo and 
> behold, the walls were covered with painted perforated steel paneling. 
> Being an avid "ham", I noticed the material on the wall had 
> perforations that appeared to the same or close to those on my Drake 
> L4B amplifier. I noticed that the panels were approximately 30 inches 
> wide and about 8 ft. long.
>
> I felt like I was inside a very large RF amplifier. Behind the 
> perforated metal was thick sound proofing material. The perforated 
> metal looked like cabinet material and appeared to be the same 
> thickness as an RF cabinet might be.
>
> It would be great to have a source of beautiful cabinet material such 
> as that. I am sure it is available, but I have no idea of the 
> manufacturer or the source. The Sams Club hearing Aid dept. had no 
> idea of the source of the material.
>
> Has anyone run across perforated steel material such as the described 
> steel?
>
> Thanks for reading. 73, John, K5PGW