Re: Sirius
> Welcome to satellite radio! A couple of things: 1) to change
> the FM station that the radio uses you must also change a
> setting on your unit -- you should have a menu button or
> something similar and a menu option for FM Settings that
> will allow you to pick another frequency besides the default
> 88.1. That way, you can change freqs whenever you're in an
> area with a local station on the freq you were using.
> 2) Make sure you are using a connection to an aux input on
> your home stereo, not the FM signal option, you'll get
> better and more reliable audio.
> 3) There ordinarily should be no difference between day and
> night reception in a stationary unit at home (the exception
> might be if you are close to an airport for reasons too
> detailed to explain without doing a lot of typing). The
> Sirius birds are moving, and there are three periods every
> 24 hours when the birds are low to the horizon and you MIGHT
> have probs, but those shouldn't be for more than a few
> minutes. Play a bit with your home antenna positioning.
Thanks so much for the tips! I've only had it since Christmas, so I still haven't decided if it's worth 13 bucks a month.
I find myself listening a lot to WSM from Nashville (111) because I like the sound of an actual (terrestrial) radio station with its live jocks and commercials for businesses in another city... much for the same reason I liked to listen to distant AM stations as a kid in the early '70s.
I realize I'm in the minority because satellite's big selling point is its commercial-free variety of music, but I have tons of CDs to listen to if I want commercial-free. Besides, the classic country format of WSM is certainly one I can't get here in good old Philly. I'd really like to see Sirius add some other terrestrial stations to its line-up (I think WSM is the only one). I wouldn't even mind if they added some of the syndicated services, such as the MOR format from Westwood One which used to be heard on Wilmington's AM 1290.
> Welcome to satellite radio! A couple of things: 1) to change
> the FM station that the radio uses you must also change a
> setting on your unit -- you should have a menu button or
> something similar and a menu option for FM Settings that
> will allow you to pick another frequency besides the default
> 88.1. That way, you can change freqs whenever you're in an
> area with a local station on the freq you were using.
> 2) Make sure you are using a connection to an aux input on
> your home stereo, not the FM signal option, you'll get
> better and more reliable audio.
> 3) There ordinarily should be no difference between day and
> night reception in a stationary unit at home (the exception
> might be if you are close to an airport for reasons too
> detailed to explain without doing a lot of typing). The
> Sirius birds are moving, and there are three periods every
> 24 hours when the birds are low to the horizon and you MIGHT
> have probs, but those shouldn't be for more than a few
> minutes. Play a bit with your home antenna positioning.
Thanks so much for the tips! I've only had it since Christmas, so I still haven't decided if it's worth 13 bucks a month.
I find myself listening a lot to WSM from Nashville (111) because I like the sound of an actual (terrestrial) radio station with its live jocks and commercials for businesses in another city... much for the same reason I liked to listen to distant AM stations as a kid in the early '70s.
I realize I'm in the minority because satellite's big selling point is its commercial-free variety of music, but I have tons of CDs to listen to if I want commercial-free. Besides, the classic country format of WSM is certainly one I can't get here in good old Philly. I'd really like to see Sirius add some other terrestrial stations to its line-up (I think WSM is the only one). I wouldn't even mind if they added some of the syndicated services, such as the MOR format from Westwood One which used to be heard on Wilmington's AM 1290.