I forgot that I had a little mishap with the radio antenna not long after I got it...The antenna case on the radio (not the wire) broke and has been glued, it has been like this for a while and I have never had a problem with signal or losing bind...I have never had to re bind it! The only bad thing is that you can't fold the antenna down, the price has been adjusted.
See the shiny line at the hinge, thats were it is glued.