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#5 of 1618 Yeap by rrossman Jan 24, 2002 (11:05 pm)
There is. I sell this stuff, and I love to mess around with it too it buffers the signal.. which lasta around like 6 or 7 seconds. Plus the antenna pick up both the satallite feed and land based repeaters, mixing the 2 signals together to get you the best reproduction it can (this is why they are actually active antennas that run off of 5v's from the XM unit) The land based repeaters really help in congested areas
#6 of 1618 SWINGA7 by kbtoys Jan 25, 2002 (8:32 am)
When shopping for XM radio I have found all the stuff online.   XM tunner - $150.00 Anntenna - $75.00 for the glass mount. There are cheaper ones if you want a wire on the outside of the vehicle.   As for the headunit I already have XM ready unit. Installation I would do myself.
#7 of 1618 XM Radio by jgmilberg Jan 26, 2002 (7:38 am)
In the cities with big signal blocking skyscrapers and tunnels and such, XM has installed repeater antennas to "boost" the signal and keep you in the tunes. The system itself is really cool, and I plan on purchasing and add on set up for my Yukon XL. I know the FM Modulator will diminish the digital signal slightly but I am willing to take a hit there to keep the truck looking stock, and be able to remove the system and install it in another car/truck later. I 2003 GM is offering it as an option on almost the entire fleet, I don't know what antennas they will be installing, but I hope it's not like the ones the put on the Cadillacs, that thing is huge and nasty looking on the roof!!
#8 of 1618 oh ok by swinga7 Jan 29, 2002 (10:12 am)
thanks for clearing that up. Now i'm interested in satellite radio again
#9 of 1618 by cyranno99 Jan 31, 2002 (2:51 pm)
yeah.. I talked about it too much in News&Views
#11 of 1618 by steve_ HOST Mar 28, 2002 (5:06 pm)
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#12 of 1618 by oldsman01 Mar 31, 2002 (1:13 pm)
I purchased the Sony "plug n play" XM unit last November and also purchased the home kit so I can use it in the house. The unit itself with the RF modulator was $399 and the home kit was $149. I just recently installed it in my Olds Intrigue after enjoying it at home since I got it. Thus far, I've found reception to be pretty good. Whats funny is it works flawlessly in parking garages and driving under large bridges in the city, but it does lose signal for a moment when driving under a bridge out in a more rural area. Sound quality going through the rf modulator is surprisingly good, although a strong FM station that is picking up good does sound better. I also found this to be true when I have the unit hooked up to my home receiver. What makes XM worth every penny is the programming!! Commercial radio has just gone to the dogs in the past few years and just this past week, a local jazz station which I liked just changed format. That seems to be commonplace everywhere as everything radio does is focus group driven and most of the time the stuff being played comes from a bird in the sky. Lets face it folks, the days of calling your local dj and requesting songs are just about over. Anyway, back to XM. I do wish all of their channels were commercial free, but at least their commercial time is MUCH less than FM and the commercials are typically not as bad as those screaming car dealer ads heard on the local channels. I can't wait to take a long road trip and put XM to the test. If your considering XM and you love music, go for it.
#13 of 1618 Signal loss by jgmilberg Mar 31, 2002 (10:38 pm)
You lose signal under bridges and overpasses in the rural area because they don't have the repeaters that the big cities do. That is why you have 2 leads from the antenna, one receives the signal from the satellites, and the other gets it from the terrestrial based repeater towers. With skyscrapers, and other tall objects that have the potential to block the signal from the satellites they mount receivers on top of the buildings and rebroadcast the signal in a regular FM frequency that can get through the buildings and such. What antenna did you choose for the car/house?   How do you like the lack of commercials?!!! I find myself going crazy at work listening to the radio because of them now. It's like a whole new radio out there, and in all reality if I had to pay the regular radio stations 10 bucks a month to stop all the commercials I would! But then I wouldn't get rid of the programming changes and other stuff that makes regular radio a pain.   I just installed the Pioneer unit, with the Terk SR2 roof mount antenna in my Yukon XL, and I really love it. I am trying to figure out where I feel like driving to just so I don't have to change the stations. I figure in less than 10 years the FM dial will be gone and XM or Sirrus will replace it completely. I can't believe the sound quality even though the FM modulator, it's simply amazing!
#14 of 1618 by timadams Apr 01, 2002 (7:50 am)
Is using an FM modulator the only way to listen? It seems silly to receive a clean digital signal and then listen through an RF modulator.   Regarding loss of signal under bridges, what about driving through woods where there is a tree canopy over the road? I would imagine you would lose the signal there, right?

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