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Satallite Radio Cuts out under overpasses
My Satallite Radio Cuts out after going under overpasses even at 60 mph. Is this normal ? I know you can actually loose signal for that brief a time, but I thought they had temporary memory that stores music data for some length of time like anti-skip on a portable cd player.
Both my girlfriends cars(other makes) get continuous reception even in a parking garage!
Both my girlfriends cars(other makes) get continuous reception even in a parking garage!
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Your girlfriend must have a heck of a system. ours are worse than XM but even my XM radio in wy co. truck looses signal in parking garages. If it's satelite radio or TV and you can't see the southern sky any satelite radio will lose signal and even with the buffer built in the time you have no signal durring that time you have no audio.
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Mine is the same.
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Remember......"Line of Sight"
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I wonder if this has to do with the internal memory buffer or the bus architecture / speed of the interface between the antenna < - > radio?
I know a few of the GM models have HDD that can store 30 minutes of live radio broadcast on the fly, which may smooth out the XM sat performance.
The Sirius service is lacking...even with the $5 mo offers after letting it lapse for more than 1.5 years, I still won't re-up. Still not worth it for me.
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you need he new update for the radio. version 2.402 stops the acquiring signal bs
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You have to do the Sirius signal calibration.
1. Start by turning the key to the on position after getting the engine to between 175 and 180 degrees temp.
2. Wait for all of the Idiot lights to go out. The Check Engine light may still be lit.
3. Slowly turn the volume control clockwise and then quickly counterclockwise until it stops.
4 Tune the radio to the Howard Stern station
5 Wait for him to say the word "f***" at least 4 times, (should be no more than 15 seconds)
6 Avoid underpasses from now on and it's fixed.
1. Start by turning the key to the on position after getting the engine to between 175 and 180 degrees temp.
2. Wait for all of the Idiot lights to go out. The Check Engine light may still be lit.
3. Slowly turn the volume control clockwise and then quickly counterclockwise until it stops.
4 Tune the radio to the Howard Stern station
5 Wait for him to say the word "f***" at least 4 times, (should be no more than 15 seconds)
6 Avoid underpasses from now on and it's fixed.
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its still not wokingYou have to do the Sirius signal calibration.
1. Start by turning the key to the on position after getting the engine to between 175 and 180 degrees temp.
2. Wait for all of the Idiot lights to go out. The Check Engine light may still be lit.
3. Slowly turn the volume control clockwise and then quickly counterclockwise until it stops.
4 Tune the radio to the Howard Stern station
5 Wait for him to say the word "f***" at least 4 times, (should be no more than 15 seconds)
6 Avoid underpasses from now on and it's fixed.
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Mine did'nt cut out if I drove at or above 88MPH, it's a Flux Capacitor kind of thing...
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This is a common problem with sattalltie radio. Mine does it in my Ram and in the Charger and even in the wifes 2011 car gong under bridges and even in the garage. The signal from the satallites are very week so anything with any mass over the car will kill the signal.
I hope they do not read your posts! :fight:
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