Thank you F500 and 1212. I was referring to the mast, and not the entire base. The mast looks to be square near the base (pulling this from memory), so that threw me a bit. I have "The Stubby" from Craven Speed short mast antenna. I'll let all know if it affects reception in any way.
It may be the 'head unit' but it sure would be nice if your antenna didn't lose Sirius if you looked at it cross-eyedIt'd be really nice to have a nice affordable alternative to the rather large antenna that comes stock on the RC car...eh the 500 I mean.
It may be the 'head unit' but it sure would be nice if your antenna didn't lose Sirius if you looked at it cross-eyed
Sorry, I wasn't being clear. It only loses it when in sort of the same situations you detail above, under an overpass at a stoplight, in my home garage, etc.. But, the XM radio I had in the Chevy HHR that I traded in for the 500 those things didn't seem to faze it.Only time I lose signal is under the cover at the gas station, car wash (touchless only of course), and in parking garages, otherwise I haven't seen such issues luckily.
Sorry, I wasn't being clear. It only loses it when in sort of the same situations you detail above, under an overpass at a stoplight, in my home garage, etc.. But, the XM radio I had in the Chevy HHR that I traded in for the 500 those things didn't seem to faze it.
the Avenger antenna, while MUCH less expensive (about $8) than the one below, ended up being the same length.when I owned my smart, I removed the standard metal antenna mast and replaced it with a 'stubby' from a Dodge Avenger. looked great and actually IMPROVED the reception. I was thinking of doing the same thing on my 500, but haven't measured the Avenger mast to see if its that much shorter.
you are correct about the base of the mast being kind of 'square', so I don't know how that will mate up to a 'round' base. guess we'll see soon.
to be continued........
looks good but for $40, I'll pass..........
FYI, I was reading somewhere the other day that while Sirius and XM merged, they still maintain different broadcast signaling methods and the XM method is more ROBUST than the Sirius signaling method. I guess perhaps that explains why the XM radio in my 'less expensive' HHR that I traded for the 500 sounded much better with much less signal degradation when in low reception areas.I see, I noticed my mom does not suffer from the same loses with her 2012 Escape so yeah, it could use a bit of a boost somehow.
FYI, I was reading somewhere the other day that while Sirius and XM merged, they still maintain different broadcast signaling methods and the XM method is more ROBUST than the Sirius signaling method. I guess perhaps that explains why the XM radio in my 'less expensive' HHR that I traded for the 500 sounded much better with much less signal degradation when in low reception areas.
Personally, I LOVE the satellite, but being retired, I spend about an hour or so a week in the car so there won't be an Lira spent to find out.....or it could be just the FIAT's antenna or radio.![]()