3. Now position the radio so the front is facing you. On the far left corner facing you is a row of diode slots. There will only be two diodes installed. All the other instructions I have read say that it is necessary to use a soldering iron to remove the diode. Good luck with that! The diodes are tiny.
All I did was use a pair of small needle nose pliars to crush the diode. This worked wonderfully and took about a second.
I have indicated in the picture the diode slot strip in the rectangle and the arrow shows the diode that needs to be crushed.
