[ARC5] BC-696-A Possibility? And TCS

[Neil]

Screw a shiny grub screw into each hole and shear off the head.
Then dab a little bit of grayish-black paint on it. Admirers will think
it's just an old-age mark that gives the radio a bit of character.

73 de Neil ZL1ANM


> Sad, but unfortunately all too common.  It is particularly distressing 
> when it occurs in a bare aluminum set.  There is simply no way of 
> recovering from the holes, except with a front panel transplant, and 
> that requires re-riveting a new panel to the front of the transmitter.