xm reception on 2014's
#71
06-05-2014, 11:12 AM
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How are the XM antenna placements over the speaker and on the dash working out?
My 3 week old limited's XM radio with, I assume, stock antenna placement, has abysmal reception performance! I have a 35-45 minute work commute, the radio is out for at least 5-6 minutes during the ride.
I bought it with the bike because FM reception on my 2011 limited was so bad. I equate the XM reception to equal the FM reception in poor performance.
I do have tree lined parts of the ride but not tree covered, you can see sky (up and down multiple time).
I do ride along the north side of large hills/mountains (no reception)
I do ride on open 4 lane, interstate type, of highway. (a couple spots of poor signal).
Overall I am unimpressed with this HD product so far. I have to take it back to the dealership to have the back ordered painted inner fairing installed. Should I have them move the antenna to over the speaker? Or do the move to the dash myself afterward?
My 3 week old limited's XM radio with, I assume, stock antenna placement, has abysmal reception performance! I have a 35-45 minute work commute, the radio is out for at least 5-6 minutes during the ride.
I bought it with the bike because FM reception on my 2011 limited was so bad. I equate the XM reception to equal the FM reception in poor performance.
I do have tree lined parts of the ride but not tree covered, you can see sky (up and down multiple time).
I do ride along the north side of large hills/mountains (no reception)
I do ride on open 4 lane, interstate type, of highway. (a couple spots of poor signal).
Overall I am unimpressed with this HD product so far. I have to take it back to the dealership to have the back ordered painted inner fairing installed. Should I have them move the antenna to over the speaker? Or do the move to the dash myself afterward?
I mentioned this to them and they relocated it somewhere else, which dramatically improved reception (I wish I could tell you where they put it, but I didn't get a chance to see it before they buttoned her back up). Recently, however, I've found the reception to be dropping out again, amazingly enough when I'm headed west-southwest. My brother mounted his externally, on the other side of the dash vent, opposite from where the vent open/close pushbutton is. He has no problems with reception beyond the common tree/mountain type of incident. I'm thinking seriously about doing the same.
Steve
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06-05-2014, 08:18 PM
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