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Galaxy II damaged during install. Repair shop recommendation

Red 5

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Hello all, I was installing a galaxy II that I picked up some years ago. I tested it out with the base antenna and it seemed to work fine despite the added "swing mod" which I don't really know much about, other than they're frowned upon from what I've read.
As I was hooking up the power cord, the jack pushed through the back of the radio (see pictures). I opened the radio and found that there's some coils and capacitors soldered to the pins. There is a loose wire, I can solder but I don't want to mess it up further. Also there is a chrome box inside attached only by wires. Otherwise it's just bouncing around in there which can't be good. Does anyone know of a repair shop in San Diego? There's a ham shop here, but they don't do much with 11 meter. Thanks much!

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Hello all, I was installing a galaxy II that I picked up some years ago. I tested it out with the base antenna and it seemed to work fine despite the added "swing mod" which I don't really know much about, other than they're frowned upon from what I've read.
As I was hooking up the power cord, the jack pushed through the back of the radio (see pictures). I opened the radio and found that there's some coils and capacitors soldered to the pins. There is a loose wire, I can solder but I don't want to mess it up further. Also there is a chrome box inside attached only by wires. Otherwise it's just bouncing around in there which can't be good. Does anyone know of a repair shop in San Diego? There's a ham shop here, but they don't do much with 11 meter. Thanks much!
A repair job is a repair job. If you want to sell it hit me with a P.M. and name a reasonble price.
 
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The chrome box is the frequency counter module. It needs to have an isolator between it and the side of the radio and it should be held in place with a plastic screw. DO NOT use a metal screw to secure it to the chassis.

The rear plug shouldn't be that hard of a fix.
 

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