Maybe it's time to search out a (somewhat) matching receiver, microphone, and antenna. I hate to have such a nice looking thing just go to waste without trying. And this is something that I could really enjoy using, as opposed to my 2 meter Clegg.....which I haven't used in a year or so other than to kerchunk a repeater to make sure it still works.
Or, it could be a gigantic waste of time and money. But then again, so what?