OK Guys Crazy Question Time

[Carroll A]

First let me say I am really enjoying Sirius very much... I am enjoying it so much that my wife suprised me with a boombox... I am having a hard time getting a stable signal inside the house... Is this normal or is the antenna that came with the boombox bad... I have tried putting it in the window like the manual says with a look angle to the SW which is where the manual said to point it if you are in the upper midwest... If I tried to place it outside can it handle the WX??? Sorry for all the questions... When I can get the boombox to work it sounds very good just need a more stable signal... CC

 

[charper1]

Buy the extension cable (or something like below) and get that antenna up on the roof. Window or hanging out type aiming is a crap shoot. Yes they are weather proof. I use a home distribution system with a mounted antenna feeding a coax/combiner type run.

http://www.dogstarradios.com/si50foexcate.html

http://www.dogstarradios.com/14220.html

http://www.dogstarradios.com/sioumahoan1.html

http://www.dogstarradios.com/14245.html

 

[kevlard1]

Placing the antenna outside would be your best bet. It sounds like you are getting your signal strictly from the satellites which would explain the bad signal in your house.

 

[StevenD]

I just bought a Sirius External Home Antenna and it made all the difference in the world.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/SIRI...52038/catOid/-14624/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

 

[charper1]

Yep, looks like the same one I suggested back in post #2.

 

[StevenD]

Sorry...I didnt open all your links.

 

[charper1]

Oh, NP I was just saying I see someone else uses it. I run mine through a whole house system that I ran along with CAT 5 and RG6 runs when the house was built. Its sweet to have jacks in every "needed" room and garage.