I am new to Sirius and I love it so far but one thing.... I need to know if there is a way to boost the strength of the fm transmitter. I am a delivery driver and I am in and out of my truck all day. I am usually in a garage or front yard. (I deliver water softners and salt) not too far from my truck. I have a walkman and earbuds so I dont miss anything but as soon as I am 2 feet from my truck I get no reception... I looked ant there is no portable unit at this time that gets live feed so I cant fix the problem with new radio so I need to see if there is a way to make my fm transmitter stronger...
FM Transmitter Strength...
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c.barber said:
Does anybody know which model has strongest transmitter? I have cheapest $50 model... If I cant fix this I'm giong to have to quit my subscription until they come out with a truely portable unit...
I've got a Sportster and leave it on while I go inside my home and tune up the preset Freq...That distance is roughly 50 feet....
I have the XACT Stream Jockey series I and II and both get about 15' - 20' depending on local surrounding interference. AND yes it is illegal for the transmitter to be over a particular strength.
I have had my Brother following my truck in his on hunting trips with both the old Sirius Jvs Pnp and my Xm Roady2 and he could pick up the comedy channels I was listening to. (100' or more)
If you want an FM Transmitter... http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/site/default.asp?search=FM+Transmitter&page=search
They have a few that require licenses. Generally this stuff is remeniscent of the old 60s and 70s Radio Shack junk... but it works!
See ya
Tony
They have a few that require licenses. Generally this stuff is remeniscent of the old 60s and 70s Radio Shack junk... but it works!
See ya
Tony
I've had 4 different Sirius units and the FM transmitter in each had different ranges. So far the last two have had the longest range and the strongest FM transmitter.
My last one was the Xact XTR and my current Sirius is the Directed Electronics S50.
My last one was the Xact XTR and my current Sirius is the Directed Electronics S50.
