Portable XM Radio receiver in the cockpit?

I did it just before Oshkosh. The 182 has a carpet covering the dash, and the
little antenna fits under that carpet just fine, about as far forward as you can
get it without having it stick out the front end of the carpet. Don't forget to
take the magnets out of the base or your compass will follow the antenna quite
nicely.

Somebody said that they had used the cigarette lighter for power. Just remember
that the little bugger needs SIX volts and that the regulator is in the ciggie
lighter plug. Connect the Roadie directly to 12 volts and you have an expensive
lump of silicon in your hand.

I powered it from a version of the GPS adapter panel, put a 6 volt regulator on
the backside of the panel, the GPS antenna connector on the same panel, and it
looks like a factory install.

Coming soon to a Kitplanes column near you.

Jim



Peter R.
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-I have made the jump to satellite radio for my car, choosing XM Radio as
-my provider.
Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com