Satellite Questions

[TeamCozumel]

Apologize in advance for not posting in tech forum but am looking for exposure here.

1) what is the best setup for a D truck with the Alumibunk sleeper in terms of antenna placement (mirror mount or roof somewhere or just windshield)?

2) What does your system/setup look like and where is your antenna?

3) Who did your installation?

4) If you installed it yourself, how long did it take?

5) Do you use a stereo system that was satellite ready?

6) Did you decide on xm or sirius for reasons that might influence our decisions?

 

[moose]

If you are going to stay in the same truck for a long time , then it is well worth the money to get it installed .
about 100 + $ , you will need to call ahead for appointment , almost every Best buy , Fry's ,Ext. ,about 3 hours.
If not , get the one that transmit to your radio .
look at your radio to see if it got a MP3/Aux input.
if you choose to get power from the fuse box (not the AC/cigarette lighter ) , just make sure to have a fuse along the way.
Dont think you will get better reception with the aftermarket antenna's , just get the mouse magnetic one ,and place it in the middle of the roof ,
I actually once seen antenna mounted to the Qwalcomm dome...
The mirror are not a good place , it will cut off the signal when you are next to the tree line , or being passed by a truck .



Moose.

 

[TeamCozumel]

We just heard that people mount them on the fiberglass with velcro. That was one of the issues we were running into. Thanks for the idea about the qualcom, Moose.

 

[wellarmed]

We have had Sirius for 5yrs and have had a mirror mount mushroom style antenna since day one and never had any problems with trucks passing or tree lines or anyother issues.