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Radio Shack TRC 207 Back Cover

Thread starter N0YJV
Start date Aug 7, 2021

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N0YJV

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Aug 7, 2021

Hello,

I just acquired a pair of Radio Shack TRC 207 HT radios.

They power up when I plug in 12 volts to the power jack, but they don't power up with new batteries.

The bottom battery tray contacts were oxidized, so I cleaned those with steel wool.

But it still does not work.

The springs in the battery tray are way up inside the radio, and I don't have a tool to reach up there two battery lengths to clean the springs.

There are two screws on the back cover, and I removed those, but the back still does not come off to expose the entire battery tray.

I don't know if there is a screw in the middle under the strap holder, and I don't want to destroy it by trying to pop off the strap from the back, because that is also what holds on the battery cover on the bottom of the radio.

Does anyone here know how to get these backs off?

Thanks.

Glenn