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Originally Posted by bgadow
When there is a broken trace, you can bridge the gap with wire. Sometimes that means soldering the ends of a wire to the next nearest joint, though in some instances you may be able to salvage the ends of the trace where it broke/corroded away and clean them up enough to solder a bridge. Short of finding a chassis out a junker, that would be the way to go. I wouldn't hesitate to try.
As for the antenna, measure the dimensions in its collapsed state. I haven't shopped for one in years, but I would think eBay would be your friend. Universal replacements used to be available from Radio Shack (and may very well still be on their website, for all I know!) The biggest trick is they tended to be too long/short or have the wrong mount.
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Thats what I was thinking, I was probably going to have to bridge the damaged traces with wire, because I've tried to clean up the traces with hydrogen peroxide and didn't have much luck (I even tried white vinegar and that didn't seem to work either.)
As for the antenna, the antenna on this radio is just a stationary antenna that pulls out from the cabinet and doesn't move around, from what I can see.
01-06-2026, 12:52 PM
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