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XLT125 Scanner Repair

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Club member Eddie was disappointed when the centre pin of his antenna broke inside his Uniden UBC XLT125 radio scanner . 

Rather than send the radio to landfill, Eddie decided to repair it. After asking advice from other club members, he purchased a replacement BNC aerial chassis mount socket from RS , The job took took about two hours to complete, and the finished result looks very impressive.

Nice work Eddie!



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