Does anyone have Sirius radio in the boat...and how well is the reception on a lake or river?
W WanabeBoater Petty Officer 1st Class Joined Apr 2, 2006 Messages 216 Jul 11, 2006 #1 Does anyone have Sirius radio in the boat...and how well is the reception on a lake or river?
T tymtogo69 Cadet Joined May 10, 2006 Messages 12 Jul 12, 2006 #2 Re: Sirius Radio I take mine from the car to the boat all the time. works great. Never have to worry about loosing reception unless under heavy tree cover.
Re: Sirius Radio I take mine from the car to the boat all the time. works great. Never have to worry about loosing reception unless under heavy tree cover.
tashasdaddy Honorary Moderator Emeritus Joined Nov 11, 2005 Messages 51,019 Jul 12, 2006 #3 Re: Sirius Radio probably better reception than in the city, as no interference with signal.
G Gfriedman Petty Officer 3rd Class Joined Apr 3, 2006 Messages 98 Jul 12, 2006 #4 Re: Sirius Radio wouldn't leave home without my sirius. gotta have Howard Stern and music. works great on the boat. i mounted it in my glove box so it would not get wet.
Re: Sirius Radio wouldn't leave home without my sirius. gotta have Howard Stern and music. works great on the boat. i mounted it in my glove box so it would not get wet.
J jake069 Seaman Joined Jun 17, 2006 Messages 58 Jul 18, 2006 #5 Re: Sirius Radio I use xm with 0 problems
L LFK Petty Officer 1st Class Joined Sep 7, 2005 Messages 317 Jul 18, 2006 #6 Re: Sirius Radio I've also found it necessary to take my sirius from my car to my boat. Once you start, you're hooked.
Re: Sirius Radio I've also found it necessary to take my sirius from my car to my boat. Once you start, you're hooked.
D DaveM Petty Officer 1st Class Joined Feb 27, 2002 Messages 308 Jul 18, 2006 #7 Re: Sirius Radio I would ask other users in your area before buying a satellite radio. I found my truck had a lot of dropouts here in a northern state with tall trees. A lake would probably be OK (not so many trees on a lake), or in the flat lands.
Re: Sirius Radio I would ask other users in your area before buying a satellite radio. I found my truck had a lot of dropouts here in a northern state with tall trees. A lake would probably be OK (not so many trees on a lake), or in the flat lands.
D DJ Guest Jul 18, 2006 #8 Re: Sirius Radio As long as the antenna can "see" the sky, you have no reception issues. As stated, it works better on the water than in the city.
Re: Sirius Radio As long as the antenna can "see" the sky, you have no reception issues. As stated, it works better on the water than in the city.
W WanabeBoater Petty Officer 1st Class Joined Apr 2, 2006 Messages 216 Jul 26, 2006 #9 Re: Sirius Radio I've got her installed, and its true...I get better reception than in my car.
B b00tstrap Petty Officer 2nd Class Joined Jul 10, 2006 Messages 120 Jul 26, 2006 #10 Re: Sirius Radio Sirius..ly works great
W WanabeBoater Petty Officer 1st Class Joined Apr 2, 2006 Messages 216 Aug 16, 2006 #11 Re: Sirius Radio b00tstrap said: Sirius..ly works great Click to expand...