Following up on this, I purchased Soarer's 240* > USB cable mentioned earlier in this thread and can confirm that it does work for this model. I still need to remap some of the terminal-specific keys using the software, but otherwise it's working great. As N6NG mentioned, mine also arrived with a number of broken rivets, so I decided to bolt mod it. I managed to find some screws that worked for this project (Brass #2 3/8" Flathead Phillips Wood screws) at Lowe's in the section with small baggies of screws. They did not have any #2 sized nuts, but as all 58 screws felt very snug (probably due to the wood threads vs. rounded machining threads) I felt confident closing it up without them.
Overall this guy cleaned up very nicely, and since most people I know could care less, I thought I'd share my hard work with some folks who could appreciate the endgame
![Smiley :)](https://cdn.geekhack.org/Smileys/solosmileys/smiley.gif)
Also figured it couldn't hurt to include some better photos of this specific model since it's apparently "new" to the fold.
Components after initial disassemble
![](https://i.imgur.com/TXN3kQ0.jpg)
PCB detail:
![](https://i.imgur.com/xKWmZL4.jpg)
Logo detail:
![](https://i.imgur.com/GnHmJiZ.jpg)
Backplate post bolt-mod.
![](https://i.imgur.com/yyp50H3.jpg)
And finally, portrait of a growing family.
![](https://i.imgur.com/O4OHRDX.jpg)