BB> 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 

BB>Toughest little scanner i've ever owned, long overdue for a new
  >battery though.
  It is a great little scanner.  My constant companion, even when I'm
working around the farm.  I'm lucky and had a Pro-35 which has a battery
pack which is very similar to the stock BC-200 XLT's and fits on quite
well.  So I use the Pro-35 as a base scanner with a power supply and
keep it's battery pack charged as an extra...
BB> MM> My questions are: does anyone know what and why it does this?  And,
BB>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.
  Thanks a lot for the explanation and information.  Sets my mind at
ease as to using that "mod".
  Been using it sparingly until I found out for sure.  BTW, I use a big
alligator clip with a stretched spring and a couple of layers of
aluminum foil on the teeth for padding so it won't scratch the antenna
connector.  Works good.
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