Radio signal in office?

Question

I know that with FM antennas how you can get more signal, does the same thing apply with a satellite radio antenna, or do I need to place the sat. receiver in a better spot? It seems when I move the receiver the signal comes in, but when I move the antenna, most of the time nothing happens. From time to time it's coming in, then drifts back out, so I am getting some signal.

I don't know if wrapping the antenna cord around metal matters or not, it doesn't seem to.

Answer 1

The signal depends on the placement of your antenna only, not the receiver.  If you are not in a large metropolitan area with a ground repeater, you may have a hard time picking up a signal.  Your only hope is putting the antenna in a window.  If you have XM, you want the antenna pointing south.  If you have Sirius, you want the antenna pointed toward Minnesota for best results.

Answer 2

Derek's pretty close. Study the directions you got with your radio, or go to www.XMradio.com and they have an entire section devoted to this subject in installation/tech support. It comes complete witha map so you can determine what's the best application for your circumstance.

-a guy named duh

Answer 3

you need access to a window with a view to the south/southwest for your sat radio antenna. without that, you're basically out of luck.

Answer 4

i had a problem with a buzzing nose. turns out, my speakers were not plugged in all the way. and now my speaker line in is getting old and sometimes i have to twist the cord to get it to come in loud and clear. get your antenna near a window and maybe that'll help. maybe check out tss-radio.com and see if they have an antenna boost of some sort :D

Answer 5

Try Online Radio, it works perfectly.