Satellite antennae?
What kind of satellite radio reception can I expect with a Bigfoot cabover on a 2016 Ram crewcab with the antennae at the front edge of the truck roof?
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edit: I switched to PC so I could type this for you.
The cable comes down from the roof on PS pillar, under cover. Here I dissembled the connector, and installed a 1' or so extension cable. This factory connector IS a coax type round connector but it also has a plastic square outer layer that snaps. It plugs in perfect to the Sirius size antenna connectors used in the last couple years, but I think I had to remove the factory plastic connector cover.
Than I dropped this extension down under the dash, along with the end of cable that came up from radio
I have a magnet antenna that I Hide under hood when not being used. when it is being used, I find it really needs to be in center of hood to work perfect. I routed the end of this magnet antenna connector into the RF fender well, than through a rubber grommet that come out under RS kick panel and isolated it with some plastic wire loom I have. Route this also to under the glove box areas.
now I have 3 cables under dash. one goes to radio, one goes to magnet antenna and one goes to factory antenna.
All I do is pull magnet antenna out from under hood, put it on center of hood, drop glove box, and switch the radio pig tail to plug into which ever antenna I need.
All I listen to is satellite radio so its kind of important to me that it works all the time.
The cable comes down from the roof on PS pillar, under cover. Here I dissembled the connector, and installed a 1' or so extension cable. This factory connector IS a coax type round connector but it also has a plastic square outer layer that snaps. It plugs in perfect to the Sirius size antenna connectors used in the last couple years, but I think I had to remove the factory plastic connector cover.
Than I dropped this extension down under the dash, along with the end of cable that came up from radio
I have a magnet antenna that I Hide under hood when not being used. when it is being used, I find it really needs to be in center of hood to work perfect. I routed the end of this magnet antenna connector into the RF fender well, than through a rubber grommet that come out under RS kick panel and isolated it with some plastic wire loom I have. Route this also to under the glove box areas.
now I have 3 cables under dash. one goes to radio, one goes to magnet antenna and one goes to factory antenna.
All I do is pull magnet antenna out from under hood, put it on center of hood, drop glove box, and switch the radio pig tail to plug into which ever antenna I need.
All I listen to is satellite radio so its kind of important to me that it works all the time.
