Alodine is another term for irridite or chromate conversion. Mil-C-5541 class 1A (for gold). Anodizing makes no sense on a radio chassis. Howie WB2AWQ > "Gold alodined"? Did you mean anodized?? That's what we need, more customized old radios. One of these days no one will know what they looked like when they were built... Ron w4ron