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Road Warrior
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So being the cheap sob that I am I am considering this Sirius receiver.
What I like about it is that the receiver and most of the wiring will be inside the fairing with only the interface outside. I have also found a rain cover on Ebay for that.
I'm fairly certain I won't be able to use the touchscreen with gloves on but thats ok as I only listen to 4-5 stations and won't mind having to stop if I want to change. Guess I could cut the tip out of one glove or go fingerless.
I am also wondering where to mount the antenna, manual says mount to sheet metal and to contact a experienced installer if you plan on mounting to plastic or fiberglass. IIRK some of the older radios wanted as much tin around the antenna as possible for reception.
Any of you guy's using this or any of the other add on units?
What I like about it is that the receiver and most of the wiring will be inside the fairing with only the interface outside. I have also found a rain cover on Ebay for that.
I'm fairly certain I won't be able to use the touchscreen with gloves on but thats ok as I only listen to 4-5 stations and won't mind having to stop if I want to change. Guess I could cut the tip out of one glove or go fingerless.
I am also wondering where to mount the antenna, manual says mount to sheet metal and to contact a experienced installer if you plan on mounting to plastic or fiberglass. IIRK some of the older radios wanted as much tin around the antenna as possible for reception.
Any of you guy's using this or any of the other add on units?
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You could buy the antenna mount from Harley and mount it inside the fairing. It looks very similar to the antenna that comes with the HD XM radio. Mine worked great inside the fairing. I think the mount is about $24...
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Couldn't hurt to try though, would make for a cleaner install.
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Many years ago a friend had a satellite radio receiver that played through whichever FM frequency he selected on his AM/FM receiver.
One night he gathered a bunch of other guys with FM radios around his bike. They all put their radios on the correct FM frequency and blared XM.
One night he gathered a bunch of other guys with FM radios around his bike. They all put their radios on the correct FM frequency and blared XM.
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So being the cheap sob that I am I am considering this Sirius receiver.
https://www.amazon.com/SiriusXM-Comm...s=sirius+radio
What I like about it is that the receiver and most of the wiring will be inside the fairing with only the interface outside. I have also found a rain cover on Ebay for that.
I'm fairly certain I won't be able to use the touchscreen with gloves on but thats ok as I only listen to 4-5 stations and won't mind having to stop if I want to change. Guess I could cut the tip out of one glove or go fingerless.
I am also wondering where to mount the antenna, manual says mount to sheet metal and to contact a experienced installer if you plan on mounting to plastic or fiberglass. IIRK some of the older radios wanted as much tin around the antenna as possible for reception.
Any of you guy's using this or any of the other add on units?
https://www.amazon.com/SiriusXM-Comm...s=sirius+radio
What I like about it is that the receiver and most of the wiring will be inside the fairing with only the interface outside. I have also found a rain cover on Ebay for that.
I'm fairly certain I won't be able to use the touchscreen with gloves on but thats ok as I only listen to 4-5 stations and won't mind having to stop if I want to change. Guess I could cut the tip out of one glove or go fingerless.
I am also wondering where to mount the antenna, manual says mount to sheet metal and to contact a experienced installer if you plan on mounting to plastic or fiberglass. IIRK some of the older radios wanted as much tin around the antenna as possible for reception.
Any of you guy's using this or any of the other add on units?
Sure, I couldn't change the XM channel while in motion, but I could change it whenever I stopped. No big deal to me.
It may just be easier and cheaper to stream tunes from the sirius app.
Of course this assumes you have an appropriate device and data plan.
Of course this assumes you have an appropriate device and data plan.