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Uniden Bearcat (U)BC120XLT - (U)BC220XLT- COM214



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Adding a discriminator output to a UBC120XLT, UBC220XLT or Commtel COM214 is similar to that of an AE65H/BC60XLT/COM212.

The UBC120XLT/220XLT also uses an SMD-version of the MC3361, with the demodulated audio at pin 9.

This pin is a little hard to reach, because a small PCB is mounted on the main PCB right next to the 3361. The limiting resistor (in this case 5.6 k) is fixed to the IC with a drop of glue from a glue gun. There is ample space for a 3.5 mm chassis terminal.

A small piece of insulated wire connects the other lead of the resistor to the 3.5 mm chassis terminal, which is mounted at the side of the scanner's back panel. The ground lug of the chassis terminal is connected to the shield in the back panel. When the scanner is closed, this shield is connected to the scanner's ground.

UBC120XLT/220XLT - COM214

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Pin 9 of the MC3361

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Just like the AE65H, the discriminator output contained a rather strong IF component at 455 kHz. I connected a capacitor of 5.6 n to the lugs of the chassis terminal (not on the picture). Together with the resitor of 5.6 k, this gives an RC-filter with a cut-off frequency of about 5 kHz.

Side view with 3.5 mm chassis terminal



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