Xm radio interference

[Griffman2012]

Any issues with losing xm signal due to cap overhang, if so remedies
Thanks

[deserteagle56]

805gregg wrote:
You do realize radio is free?

Why don't you come out here to the middle of Nevada and let us know how many AM/FM radio stations you can pick up?

[vanderjw]

I have a Silverado crew cab and the XM antenna is far enough forward that I do not have any reception problems when my TC is on the truck. I live in Michigan and have no idea where the satelites are.

[KD4UPL]

805gregg wrote:
You do realize radio is free?

Around here there are plenty of places that you can pick up exactly 1 radio station on FM.
With the new "stealth" antennas on cars these days they pick up FM even worse than before. My wife's Buick has no visible antenna and the reception on FM is terrible.

OP,
I have my magnetic antenna mounted in the center of my hood back towards the wind shield. I leave it there and use it there all the time.
If I have the camper on and I go under a bridge while traveling north I will briefly loose the signal. Otherwise, it's solid. I guess if I moved it out to the front of the hood it would fix that but it's not that big a deal.

[deltabravo]

805gregg wrote:
You do realize radio is free?

Sirius/XM Radio isn't free.

[kerry4951]

deltabravo wrote:

kerry4951 wrote:
... takes me less than a minute to unplug the factory antenna and plug in the auxiliary antenna..

Where is the connection located for the factory antenna? (on GMT900 trucks)

Mine is behind the glove box lid. I open the glove box up, then in the upper right corner there is a plastic tab that pushes in. That allows the glove box to drop down and gives me access to the XM radio box and the antenna plug.

[dmaxpuller]

kerry4951 wrote:
Your TC over hang will definitely interfere, especially depending which direction you are traveling. I bought this magnetic antenna from Best Buy. When Im not using it I slap it on the underside of the hood and it stays put. When I load the camper, takes me less than a minute to unplug the factory antenna and plug in the auxillary antenna. Lift the hood, remove the antenna bug, and place it on the top of the hood.

Same as mine. Works great. But having a southern exposure sure helps.

[Griffman2012]

Thanks again for the input Great site lots of valuable info

[805gregg]

You do realize radio is free?

[deltabravo]

kerry4951 wrote:
... takes me less than a minute to unplug the factory antenna and plug in the auxiliary antenna..

Where is the connection located for the factory antenna? (on GMT900 trucks)

[tonymull]

If you are traveling in BC or Alaska you will have spotty or no reception no matter what. The satellites are too low on the horizon. Even in southern BC when there are mountains close by to the south of you it cuts in and out. These are my main travels, another reason I'm just letting the promotional offer expire.

[kerry4951]

Your TC over hang will definitely interfere, especially depending which direction you are traveling. I bought this magnetic antenna from Best Buy. When Im not using it I slap it on the underside of the hood and it stays put. When I load the camper, takes me less than a minute to unplug the factory antenna and plug in the auxillary antenna. Lift the hood, remove the antenna bug, and place it on the top of the hood.

[dmaxpuller]

We have the portable XM unit. I ran the antenna along the inside of the driver side engine compartment (up high) all the way to the front of the truck.. Tied it off with zip ties, a good clean install. Left enough of a pigtail so all I have to do is pop the hood, attach the antenna to the front of the hood, no camper overhang interference, then I can put it back under when not in use.

Keeps prying hands from removing it without my permission.

Ran the rest of the coaxial under the dash and out to the unit holder in the cab.

[deserteagle56]

Absolutely. Had to move the XM antenna out onto the hood of the truck to get reliable reception. Same with the antenna for the GPS unit. Although the GPS worked after a fashion with the camper on the truck it was much more accurate once it had a strong signal.

I thought about mounting both antennas on the roof of the camper but decided the hassle of routing the leads down into the truck and then having to connect/disconnect each time I mounted or dismounted the camper wasn't worth it.

[tonymull]

You can get a stick on antenna from them and put it on top. But this is why I'm letting the trial that came with my truck expire.