From the very beginning, an arc on the right front between the bezel and mounting screw shows the lack of RF shielding in the case. Or the arc path length was resonant
The freq. readout plastic, the meter face plastic did not melt. The knobs are obviously great. I wonder how the internal plastics on capacitors faired? The back looked almost new too. Guy should have opened it up for our inspection.
Wonder if the military subjects their tank radios to neat testing like this? . .. um, ok. yeah.