HF Radio Servicing .... Help Required ??

Hi all .......

I am in the process of 'safety-fying' my gold-prospecting/travelling trips and now have access to a second hand Codan 9325 HF Outfit [E Series Ser. No.] with a 9350 Autotune antenna and all the appropriate "other bits," I think !

It is not known whether this is a functioning unit, at this stage.
It is appropriately covered with a layer or two of the obligatory Qld red bulldust and, superficially anyway, appears to have no visible damage.

Concept is that iffen I can get it working then I can acquire it for a nominal cost ......
coupla slabs only, I hope ??? [maybe ten !!]

Being electronically un-enhanced, I am not able to do "technical stuff" but can get all the components 'hooked-up ' and ready to rock and roll.

NOTE 1 : There is no Operators Manual with it.

Question 1 : Is it feasible to try this myself ....
or should I find a technical expert [and at what cost ? ] to test and try ??

Am not able top spend ' lots of money [subjectively] ' but it is really about the only chance I'll have to obtain such a beast !!
Until more nuggets roll in, of course .......

I am not in any great hurry for this project, as all our roads are now closed [???] due to cyclone Helen and the advent of the Wet season.... so no camping/prospecting/travelling 'till at least Easter/end of the Wet/ any other thing ???

But, it would be nice to get it all together and have a play .... purely for learning purposes, of course!

Any advice would be most welcome .