[Boatanchors] ART-13 Need advice, please...

[Randy and Sherry Guttery]

Hi!

Need some help...
I recently shipped an ART-13 Transmitter that we'd had for 
some time but never did anything with it.  In spite of 
packing very well - UPS managed to damage the case. It 
appears it took a very hard impact on the end such that the 
upper right front handle is shoved to the right such that 
the panel the handle is mount to is bent pretty bad.  Here 
are some pix:

<http://www.comcents.com/art1.jpg> before and after from the 
top
<http://www.comcents.com/art2.jpg> before and after from the 
front
<http://www.comcents.com/art3.pdf> before overall view.

Since I've never had an ART-13 apart - I'm hoping someone 
can tell me whats the best way to fix this - as in what 
parts would have to be replaced - or how practical it would 
be to try and straighten that aluminum out...   If replacing 
parts is practical - how available are they - and roughly 
what would they cost?  It kinda looks like that corner panel 
is replaceable without replacing the whole case - but 
obviously - I have no real clue.

UPS is willing to pay some reasonable amount (since it was 
insured and packed very well) so what would be a 
"reasonable" amount?  (BTW the guy paid $127.50 for the 
radio plus shipping).

Thanks for your input!

-- 
randy guttery

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