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...
Forum Discussion
Bumpyroad wrote:ken burke wrote:
Thanks all for you input on the Sirius radio. I don't understand a lot of what you say, but my radio is not set up for anything. No channels. That is why I have to go with a new radio and tuner.
ken
you misunderstood. your current radio will work if it has an "AUX" input, for a 1/8 inch???? plug. if you bought any upgraded radio in the last 6 years it should have one. does your radio have an aux input??? that is the first requirement, nothing needs to be "set up" for channels on it. post a picture of the face of your radio.
bumpy
listen to what bumpy, myself and others have been trying to tell you. your current in-dash AM/FM radio does not need to be replaced. many Sirius/XM (SXM) radios can be connected to your existing AM/FM dash radio in a number of ways. through an AUX port on the front or rear of your in-dash radio or by using the FM demodulator built in to the SXM receiver. you would tune both your in-dash radio and the SXM receiver to a clear/unused FM frequency.
are you old enough to remember FM radio adapters? these were little units that connected to your in-dash AM radio by coaxial cable. to make them work you tuned your in-dash AM radio to a particular frequency that the FM adapter was transmitting on and then used the FM adapter to tune to FM frequencies. if your current in-dash radio does not have an AUX input on the front or rear that's how you can still use a SXM receiver.
