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Review on πŸ”Œ Bingfu Vehicle Car Truck SUV Satellite Radio Antenna Converter Cable, 15cm Fakra Z Male to SMB Plug Coaxial Pigtail Cable - Compatible with Car Sirius XM Satellite Radio Stereo Receiver Tuner by Farhad Cantu

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Replacing the factory interference sensitive antenna with a new antenna

I've had problems with interference and random dropouts on the Sirius XM for a while. The problem was gradually exacerbated by the inability to receive satellite radio in new locations. Since the receiver/antenna was not changed, this must have been due to the environment. Upon investigating the issue, I found that older factory Sirius XM antennas are susceptible to interference from cell phone (T-Mobile) systems. To solve this problem I bought a new third-party antenna but found it wouldn't connect. with the receiver because of the plug. This little adapter does the trick and works great. A small problem with the FAKRA connector system is that the connectors are color coded with keys and only matching connectors should be that color. This plug works with all FAKRA plugs, so its color does not have to match. Well!

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