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Originally Posted by bgadow

Pegboard, that is what you need. Masonite with predrilled holes, designed for workshop walls. I've never bought any in a lumber yard but it shouldn't be too hard to find. The only back I've made so far was done by taking the back off a junked late model console and modifying it. A coat of brown paint made it look right on the back of a Zenith, but dealing with the tube cap wasn't easy.

Yep, I thought about that too. My local Menards has it in 2'X2' and 2'X4' sheets. The only problem is that there are far fewer holes - spaced about 1.5" apart I think.
I suppose it's a good start - maybe drill extra holes

[Phil Nelson]

For my CTC-11, I had I gotten as far as buying pegboard at Home Depot, who cut it to the size I wanted. I didn't go any farther because a person who had sold me some radios stumbled across the real back and I got it for the price of postage.

For the tube cap, I had thought of looking for a rectangular plastic planter about the right size and with slightly slanted sides, cutting to the right depth, epoxying it on and painting. Note I said planter (i.e., no drainage holes), not plant pot. Not perfect, but if you get all torn up over authenticity on this detail, you deserve a spanking. The cardboard cap on the CTC-11 back is so darned cheesy . . . .

Anyone need a piece of pegboard cut to fit a CTC-11? I already have a box just the right size to ship it in.

Phil