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Review on Antenna Satellite Receivers Discontinued Manufacturer by Reza Cook

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Also works with XM home cradle and is sensitive enough to work from car dashboard

I use this with XM home cradle (for Pioneer Inno), not with a special car (other is used with XM cars stand). This enables quick and inexpensive temporary installation on different vehicles. It works great just by putting it on the dash - it doesn't have to be on the roof, at least not in the parts of the continental US I travel to. Inno usually shows 3 bars when receiving, sometimes 4, and I only get shortcuts in very narrow canyons or other dark areas. Occasional momentary stoppage when overtaking large semi-trailers in certain directions. Works well on the dashboard most of the time and when it doesn't these episodes are short. Of course, the long cable allows for a more permanent installation, with the cable being routed outside and a strong magnet holding the small antenna. on the car roof. I haven't tried this at home, but I suspect it would require a very good location, as with most XM indoor antennas. The trick is to use the XM repeater to pass the signal from a location with good reception to locations with weak or no signal where you want to tune the receiver yourself. You might get lucky with a long cable that extends to a good pickup point from the receiver, but I wouldn't count on that.

Pros
  • Audio and video accessories
Cons
  • Cable is shorter than others