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Old April 1st 06, 12:38 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default XM reception in severe weather?

Andrew Gideon wrote:
A friend with XM radio in his car tells me that sufficiently poor weather
ruins his reception. Would the same occur with XM weather (ie. to a
handheld or a GDL-69)? I cannot imagine that that would be the case w/o
lots of complaints, but I thought I'd check here.

Anyone?

Thanks...

Andrew


I think it'd have to be sufficiently BAD weather. I 've got XM from the
factory in my GM car and can't recall if I've ever lost the signal from
weather. I do lose the signal in the same spot on my daily commute
though. Interestingly only in the southbound lanes and not in the north
on the way home. Time of day makes no difference. Could be the
antenna? We added XM to my wife's car and the antenna is like the size
of a chiclet while the OEM on GM car is the size of a hockey puck!

Chris