[s-cars] Permanent install of satellite radio antenna

[Steve Powers]

That might work well in the flatlands, where one has a decent view of
the sky. In the mountains at upper latitudes, the angle of exposure is
already poor. I put my antennas on the dash and can see a difference
in signal strength headed northbound vs. southbound on the same road.

Another caveat: keep the XM and GPS antennas at least 2' apart. The XM
antenna field seems to interfere with the GPS sensitivity. I found
this out on my R1200GS. Mount them too close and the GPS stops
navigating.

Steve


On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:55:30 -0500, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
> Wayne writes:
> 
> >
> > Does anybody have any BTDT tips for installing a satellite
> > radio antenna permanently?
> > Is there any clever way to get the wire out without drilling
> > the roof or trunk lid?
> 
> The hot tip for installing a GPS antenna in a C5 body is at the front of the
> instrument cluster binnacle, *underneath* the dashboard.
> 
> Seems there's nothing but vinyl, plastic and schmutz under there, no metal,
> so the antenna has a clear view of the sky through the dashboard and the
> windshield.
> 
> Try mounting your satellite antenna radio under there...
> 
> Lee
> '02 A6 3.0 quattro avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant
> 
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