Sirius Radio for RVs Reception
All . . . . I am thinking of buying equipment for the SiriusXM system. What reception do you get with Sirius?? Do you have to have a truckers antenna to get good signals?? I am having mixed emotions...
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We use XM vs Sirius. There is an after market radio and control box in the truck with its original magnetic puck. It has issues traveling ENE TO N when north of 38° or so especially in the northeast USA. I suspect our Titanium nose cap blocks it some.
In our Titanium we have a model XDPIV2 (upgrade from a Roady2) that is FM coupled to our Samsung home theater system. The newer XM units sport weaker FM transmitters than the earlier Roady units. A dedicated rabbit ears in the rear cap fixed that issue. It is supported by a Browning BR-TRUCKER Satellite Radio Trucker Mirror-Mount Antenna with Large Built-In Ground Plane mounted on an 8' painters pole. This is the best arrangement we've had to date.
I'm thinking of installing a Browning on the truck for our Alaska trip next summer so as to clear the Titanium. Aesthetics is holding up that idea with DW (mast sticking up from the truck). I may just get the Browning and wait for the no signal complaints from DW.
In our Titanium we have a model XDPIV2 (upgrade from a Roady2) that is FM coupled to our Samsung home theater system. The newer XM units sport weaker FM transmitters than the earlier Roady units. A dedicated rabbit ears in the rear cap fixed that issue. It is supported by a Browning BR-TRUCKER Satellite Radio Trucker Mirror-Mount Antenna with Large Built-In Ground Plane mounted on an 8' painters pole. This is the best arrangement we've had to date.
I'm thinking of installing a Browning on the truck for our Alaska trip next summer so as to clear the Titanium. Aesthetics is holding up that idea with DW (mast sticking up from the truck). I may just get the Browning and wait for the no signal complaints from DW.
