satellite radio

[cfos]

So, I'm a big baseball fan and I picked up one of the next gen XM portable radios so I can get all the games. It gets moderate-poor reception as is, but hooking it up to the magnetic anntenna really boosts the signal. I installed it on the back of my PT Cruiser and just wrapped it through the door seems. Has anyone used satellite radio(s) on a boxster? If so, where did you put the antenna and where did you feed the wiring?

[Perfectlap]

I put the antenna on the dash next to the a-pillar, passenger side.
Reception is ok. I get lost signal going under highway overpass and on cloudy overcast days its not very good.

Sirius (I got the bracket at BestBuy $20) and drilled it onto the inside of the spare
cubby hole. The tuner and orange displays matches my boxster shifter and dash perfectly!

[cfos]

Thanks for your post -- do you happen to have a pic of the antenna (by the a-pillar)? Or is it already in the picture and I just don't see it?

[Perfectlap]

The antenna is the small mouse looking thing in this pic.
probably why my reception isn't terrific. I'll have to look for a stronger antenna

[cfos]

Ah.. I see it. I have a small magnetic mouse antenna with my XM. I was able to mount it on the back roof of my PT Crusier and the reception is very good. I think I'll have to play around with it when my Box arrives and see what I get. Thanks again for posting the pic. I've wondered why Porsche hasn't made any offers of have satellite radios. I wonder if they feel that the antennas would mar the lines of their cars...? I dunno.

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by cfos

... I've wondered why Porsche hasn't made any offers of have satellite radios. I wonder if they feel that the antennas would mar the lines of their cars...? I dunno.

Hi,

I suspect that Porsche is like most of the rest of the World, which hasn't readily accepted Satellite Radio.

To date, companies like Sirius and XM have fallen tremendously short of their forecasts of service subscribers.

There have been some technical challenges - it requires line-of-sight - so no good in tunnels, some bridges and overpasses or in some instances, between tall buildings. And it can have poor reception in the Rain or Snow or even Solar Flare events.

Also, people just don't seem to want to get another Cable Bill for their Car radios. This has caused the once hailed Commercial-Free medium to start adding some commercial content just to meet costs (which isn't happening - the companies are losing Millions).

Add to this that download capable mediums, such as Ipod have greatly impacted the Satellite Radio preferred demographic.

Personally, I wouldn't invest heavily in Satellite Radio. I suspect it's going to end up being one of those good ideas which never really caught on.

Happy Motoring!...Jim'99