Apple car play or XM radio

[GULFMAN]

Hello All
It's been a while.
I took my first trip to Arizona from North Carolina.
Had a great time drove about 3,000 miles. I have 2002 F350 with a Bigfoot truck camper. I would like to upgrade the radio in the Truck. I was shown a Kenwood touch screen and some other's. Radio reception on the trip was in and out the whole trip got old trying to find a channel. What would be a good alternative to the original radio? The sales person said Apple Car Play connection through your phone. XM radio has a external antenna but really no good place to mount it. I really could use some good information.
Thanks

[mbloof]

Many modern mobile stereo's have Bluetooth which can pair&play music from any Bluetooth enabled device.

Weather the content your listening to is on the device itself or simply streaming from elsewhere you can always have music on the road.



- Mark0.

[Fresno_Tundra_D]

I’ve used XM in my 2001 Toyota for the last 16 years. I had Best Buy install it. I pay around 9-10/month for it. The big reason for us having it is it allows us to listen all the MLB(Dodgers) games while on extended trips in the mountains. I have the base mounted on the floor of the truck below the radio on the carpet of the transmission hump, right up against the lower dash plastic. There is a magnet antenna on the passenger front corner of the truck, close to the regular antenna. For camping trips, I have a separate portable base for the RV and it has its own separate antenna the I put on top of the camper. I can move the small XM receiver back and forth between the truck and camper as needed. Always having to change stations on a long trip is no fun. Good luck

[Lwiddis]

I have XM and it works everywhere except tunnels. Expensive however. I also like local radio and use the search feature to find a signal when the current station fades.