[TenTec] OMNI VI Front panel maintenance

[Don Rasmussen]

Hi Guys,

I just received the most beautiful OMNI VI+ from a ham
friend who has upgraded to Orion.

It is so pristine that aside from loading the Inrads
in it I hardly want to put a screwdriver near it. But
the 500 hz filter button has been pressed alot (might
be a CW guy?) and could be replaced.

It appears that the front panel of the radio somehow
swings down from the chassis, possibly for
maintenence. Does anyone remember from the days of
OMNI VI upgrades, just how much of a project it is to
replace filter buttons, and how far apart the radio
must be disassembled to do this?

Thanks,
Don Rasmussen WB8YQJ/6
Carlsbad, Ca.