Aha, across the pond, huh? That does make a difference. Go for it. You'll probably need to clean out the inside, and make sure there's not corrosion anywhere. Clean the control pots. Replace the batteries and charger, and of course, the crystal. The batteries will be the most expensive part. Just to be on the safe tuning side, I'd pick a channel in the middle of your frequency band (35mHz?).

Dr.1