Chris:

My recently acquired PL-380, s/n 36920091000343, dated 11/2009, has only one screw in the its battery compartment. There is a second hole, possibly for a screw, but it's blocked by the circuit board.

Good DX.

Richard.

Richard Allen
36°22'51"N / 97°26'35"W
(near Perry OK USA)
Sony SRF-T615 & Tecsun PL-310 (barefoot)
Etón E100+Quantum QX Loop