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 MM> Recently someone sent me a message telling me how to make an "audio
 MM> mod" to my BC-200 XLT.  It's simply grounding the outside connector of
Toughest little scanner i've ever owned, long overdue for a new
battery though.
 MM> My questions are: does anyone know what and why it does this?  And,
The attenuation on the earphone jack is to save your eardrums and
possibly earphones that can't tolerate a great deal of audio power.
Grounding the earphone jack to the antenna jack on the BC-200 bypasses
a resistor (if memory serves me).  Most consumer electronics,
earphone/headphone jacks are attenuated versus the full output of
external speaker connections.
 MM> more importantly, does it have the potential to harm the scanner?
No, but be mindful of the volume control when using earphones.
Bert Burland aka N5TOA / From The Texas Panhandle
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