Where do you have your satellite radio antenna installed?

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  1. Lyle H

    Lyle H Road Train Member

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    Inside the roof above your head.
     
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  3. EZ Money

    EZ Money Road Train Member

    The Sirius gets its signal from a further south satellite....XM in a little more south west.
    So the Siruis signal is a little lower on the horizon from XM..
     
  4. MsJamie

    MsJamie Road Train Member

    Nope.

    XM satellites are geostationary (over the equator) at 85° (south of Tallahassee) and 115° (south of Las Vegas).

    Sirius satellites are in a highly elliptical Tundra orbit, and spend most of their time hovering over Manitoba.
     
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  5. Tom Zarifis

    Tom Zarifis Bobtail Member

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    Where exactly is the antenna on a 2017 Kenworth T680? I don't even see it. Just got the truck, and this signal crap sucks!!
     
  6. EZ Money

    EZ Money Road Train Member

    The 2015 T680 I was driving did not have XM radio but I think it is part of the integrated antenna,
    Probably under the head liner somewhere..
     
  7. breadtrk

    breadtrk Heavy Load Member

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  8. EZ Money

    EZ Money Road Train Member

    Heck,I use the little disc car antenna....3M 2 way tape to the mirror arm or top of visor and it always worked fine.
    I never needed the big antenna.
    The truck in my sig pic it is on the top of the mirror over the passenger door.
     
  9. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    It's stock so on the roof.
     
  10. w.h.o

    w.h.o Road Train Member

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    I use the stock antenna, 3m double side tape and stay all season and truck wash. I also have a midroof truck so it's kinda flat on top.

    When I had a condo or a midroof with fairing, I use a bird perch mount and it work fine.
     
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  11. Bill Smith

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    Look at the CB section of any Truck stop and find a silver Volvo straight bar about 6 inches long.... You can remove 1 bolt from the right side blind spot mirror over the passenger door...it screws right in and there you go....
     
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