XM Antenna Location
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XM Antenna Location
Where did you guys with XM mount your magnetic antenna? Anywhere I put it inside the fairing got poor reception. I finally put mine on the mounting plate of my 3 pocket H-D windshield pouch. Gets good reception now but the antenna is not "hidden" anymore.
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RE: XM Antenna Location
The antenna under the fairing on top of the radio will give you good reception. I have used mine all over the West and have had no problems unless I am going straight North with trees or some other obsticles around. I will sometimes lose reception under the same circumstances with my factory installed unit in the pickup.
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Bill
Regards,
Bill
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RE: XM Antenna Location
I tried it over the radio on the bracket with the 2 fuse holders on it, and reception was fuzzy at best. How did you bundle the excess antenna lead? Did you keep it away from the antenna itself?
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RE: XM Antenna Location
I just dropped mine right on top of the metal radio kasing. The eskess wire i bundled up under the fairing.
Exkuse the spelling, my letter after b quit working.
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Bill
Exkuse the spelling, my letter after b quit working.
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Bill
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RE: XM Antenna Location
C Senior,
I'm going to do some more playing around with it soon. I still have to take some pics of my speakers for Pez at Hogtunes. Now that I have this killer stereo I need new speakers to go with it.
Thanks Bill,
Mike
I'm going to do some more playing around with it soon. I still have to take some pics of my speakers for Pez at Hogtunes. Now that I have this killer stereo I need new speakers to go with it.
Thanks Bill,
Mike
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RE: XM Antenna Location
Mike, I was at Pez's house last Friday, and he has a stereo in the garage that most guy's would like to have in the rec room. Anyways we put 4 new speakers in my ride, huge improvement!
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RE: XM Antenna Location
I just had my fairing open when putting in my GPS 
My excess wire is bundled up and zip tied to another big bundle. I get great reception. The fuzziness above...were you using the FM modulator or the aux input? I had fuzziness when using the FM modulator, when I went to the aux in put...WOW!
Of course, I am playing of HogTunes, and they are the shiznit!
Mac
My excess wire is bundled up and zip tied to another big bundle. I get great reception. The fuzziness above...were you using the FM modulator or the aux input? I had fuzziness when using the FM modulator, when I went to the aux in put...WOW!
Of course, I am playing of HogTunes, and they are the shiznit!
Mac
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RE: XM Antenna Location
ORIGINAL: pilot1996
I just had my fairing open when putting in my GPS
My excess wire is bundled up and zip tied to another big bundle. I get great reception. The fuzziness above...were you using the FM modulator or the aux input? I had fuzziness when using the FM modulator, when I went to the aux in put...WOW!
Of course, I am playing of HogTunes, and they are the shiznit!
Mac
I just had my fairing open when putting in my GPS
My excess wire is bundled up and zip tied to another big bundle. I get great reception. The fuzziness above...were you using the FM modulator or the aux input? I had fuzziness when using the FM modulator, when I went to the aux in put...WOW!
Of course, I am playing of HogTunes, and they are the shiznit!
Mac
With this new head unit pumping out the wattage I definately want new speakers. These J&M speakers just arent cutting it. I hope I can get a set of Hogtunes to work on my 96.