Gents
I moved from Florida to NJ a few weeks back and the reception on my XM radio (in my LC100) has gone to hell. I have a XM Commander with an external antenna that is mounted with a clear view of the sky. It is mounted on the black plastic trim piece on the exterior (bottom) of the windshield. It is the area where most cars also have the winshield wiper pivots. There is nothing blocking the antenna.
Worked like a charm in FL, NC and the whole way up here. Now, it breaks up constantly. I checked the connection to the antenna from the CPU box and it was connected, and I unplugged and re-plugged it to see if the reception got better or worse. When unplugged, I got nothing. When plugged, I get the same poor reception, but some reception nonetheless.
The only two things I can think....
1. The antenna is frayed or busted just a little bit somewhere and needs replacement?
2. When you move enough Lat's north, there is something you have to reconfigure???
I don't live in the mountains or a area with high rises. Even on the flat, clear interstate, I get broken reception.
Any ideas? The folks at XM have been useless.
I moved from Florida to NJ a few weeks back and the reception on my XM radio (in my LC100) has gone to hell. I have a XM Commander with an external antenna that is mounted with a clear view of the sky. It is mounted on the black plastic trim piece on the exterior (bottom) of the windshield. It is the area where most cars also have the winshield wiper pivots. There is nothing blocking the antenna.
Worked like a charm in FL, NC and the whole way up here. Now, it breaks up constantly. I checked the connection to the antenna from the CPU box and it was connected, and I unplugged and re-plugged it to see if the reception got better or worse. When unplugged, I got nothing. When plugged, I get the same poor reception, but some reception nonetheless.
The only two things I can think....
1. The antenna is frayed or busted just a little bit somewhere and needs replacement?
2. When you move enough Lat's north, there is something you have to reconfigure???
I don't live in the mountains or a area with high rises. Even on the flat, clear interstate, I get broken reception.
Any ideas? The folks at XM have been useless.