siriusxm question

I've seen the wire taped to the side of the truck to where the driver wants it, where there's a will there's a way... You have options

 

Sirius and XM are the same company now. May still have some plans floating out there that aren't. Any antenna should be as high as you can get it.

 

Hi there -

There's a slight programming difference between Sirius and XM. Here's a link to our channel line-up where you can find the different channels we offer per package: http://www.siriusxm.com/channellineup As for where place your antenna, here's a link based off of your location in the U.S.: http://shop.siriusxm.com/edealinv/s...on=IO_AF_IO&dispType=SIRIUS&catParentID=58940 You may need to change your antenna position from time to time based on where you are driving. If you have any further questions, feel free to either reach out to us here or send us an email to sxm_help@siriusxm.com and we'll be in touch.

Thanks,
SiriusXM Digital Care Team

 

Sirius does have three satellites and XM has two, but that's not the whole story. It's not just how many they have but where they are located.

XM's satellites are parked over the earth's equator. That means they're close to the southern horizon if you're in the US, sorta like the sun is low in the sky during winter. Sirius' birds don't orbit the equator, rather they are in three different orbits, each at about 60 degrees to the equator. The result of that is that the Sirius birds trace a figure-8 over the continental US, always more directly overhead (rather than toward the south horizon). You're less likely to be "shadowed" by tall buildings (or even other trucks?) with the satellites more directly overhead.

How much of a difference this really makes, your mileage may vary. But Sirius's system was designed this way to provide certain advantages.

 

Here, this might help answer some of the questions. I found this site when North Korea launched their sat and it was being tracked. You can track many different satellites, it gives the launch date and current location with path on google maps. http://www.n2yo.com/whats-up/?c=33

 

i used the little mouse antenna just super glue a 1 1/2" square of velcro to the top back of the roof and to the mouse antenna. (clean the roof first)

4 dime size drops of silicone caulk on the back of the cab. just press the antenna wire into it when it sets it will hold like glue (but can be pelled of when needed)
run a thin bead of silicone caulk down the side of the cab in the seam were the roof and cab wall meet to the top of the door then press the antenna wire in to the caulking and run the antenna wire in to the cab and to the radio. let it dry over night and it will hold up to just about anything and it's almost impossible to see..

all you need is the caulking and the velcro your radio can with the antenna so it will cost you $2..

that setup worked great on my 2000, 05,06 even in the gorge in oregon