mixing sirius and xm radio on one antenna

[t***@hotmail.com]

i have a friend who has sirius radio in our office. i want to run my
xm radio on the same antenna using a splitter. is this possible?
thanks for any and all information and tips for accomplishing this.

[Porgy Tirebiter]

Post by t***@hotmail.com
i have a friend who has sirius radio in our office. i want to run my
xm radio on the same antenna using a splitter. is this possible?
thanks for any and all information and tips for accomplishing this.

NO..

it's not as simple as you think.Without going into technical reasons, just
use a separate antenna.

[Mike here]

No - these antennas are 'powered' from the receivers and are very sensitive
to
mods ! (they are not passive devices like FM antennas) I wouldn't mess with
it.

Post by t***@hotmail.com
i have a friend who has sirius radio in our office. i want to run my
xm radio on the same antenna using a splitter. is this possible?
thanks for any and all information and tips for accomplishing this.

[t***@hotmail.com]

On Apr 18, 3:38 am, "Mike here"

Post by Mike here
No - these antennas are 'powered' from the receivers and are very sensitive
to
mods ! (they are not passive devices like FM antennas) I wouldn't mess with
it.

ihaveafriendwhohassiriusradioinouroffice. iwanttorunmy
xmradioon thesameantennausingasplitter. is thispossible?
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so, when they merge, will they send the same signal to be able to
accomplish this?

[Pete]

Post by t***@hotmail.com
On Apr 18, 3:38 am, "Mike here"

Post by Mike here
No - these antennas are 'powered' from the receivers and are very sensitive
to
mods ! (they are not passive devices like FM antennas) I wouldn't mess with
it.

ihaveafriendwhohassiriusradioinouroffice. iwanttorunmy
xmradioon thesameantennausingasplitter. is thispossible?
thanksforanyandallinformationandtipsforaccomplishingthis.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

so, when they merge, will they send the same signal to be able to
accomplish this?

You can do it now... I dont know the part number but do a web search.
Radio stores do that very thing for the display radios.

[David]

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:38:24 -0400, "Mike here"

Post by Mike here
No - these antennas are 'powered' from the receivers and are very sensitive
to
mods ! (they are not passive devices like FM antennas) I wouldn't mess with
it.

Nonsense. The antennas are pretty interchangeable. Here's splitters
that work with either or both:

http://www.xm-radio-satellite.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=363

[Mike W.]

Post by David
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:38:24 -0400, "Mike here"
Nonsense. The antennas are pretty interchangeable. Here's splitters
http://www.xm-radio-satellite.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=363

Those splitters are for the same satellite service, not mixing signals like
a multiplexer would. AFAIK, no such product exists for satellite radio.


***@blc-dev.com

[David]

Post by Mike W.

Post by David
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:38:24 -0400, "Mike here"
Nonsense. The antennas are pretty interchangeable. Here's splitters
http://www.xm-radio-satellite.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=363

Those splitters are for the same satellite service, not mixing signals like
a multiplexer would. AFAIK, no such product exists for satellite radio.

You need a DC Blocker on one of the outputs, one antenna at the input.

http://www.xm-radio-satellite.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4133

[Radio Matthew]

Post by David
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:38:24 -0400, "Mike here"

Post by Mike here
No - these antennas are 'powered' from the receivers and are very sensitive
to
mods ! (they are not passive devices like FM antennas) I wouldn't mess with
it.

Nonsense. The antennas are pretty interchangeable. Here's splitters
http://www.xm-radio-satellite.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=363

For the record, I didn't even bother to switch out my antenna when I
switched from Sirius to XM radio. So I'm using an antenna that says
"Sirius" with a receiver that says "XM".

This means if you break your Sirius antenna accidentally, you can go out and
buy an XM replacement vehicle antenna at Wal-Mart instead of spending $40
buying one from Sirius' website.

Of course, they probably don't want you to know this.

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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:41:23 -0700, Radio Matthew

Post by Radio Matthew

Post by David
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:38:24 -0400, "Mike here"

Post by Mike here
No - these antennas are 'powered' from the receivers and are very sensitive
to
mods ! (they are not passive devices like FM antennas) I wouldn't mess with
it.

Nonsense. The antennas are pretty interchangeable. Here's splitters
http://www.xm-radio-satellite.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=363

For the record, I didn't even bother to switch out my antenna when I
switched from Sirius to XM radio. So I'm using an antenna that says
"Sirius" with a receiver that says "XM".
This means if you break your Sirius antenna accidentally, you can go out and
buy an XM replacement vehicle antenna at Wal-Mart instead of spending $40
buying one from Sirius' website.
Of course, they probably don't want you to know this.

I drive a truck and had both untill the merger. They where on a after
market XM antenna with a spliter. Now I dont sirus only XM because I
prefer XM. But my point is you can switch from one to the other with
the same antenna or get a spliter and run them both. I cant wait
untill tyhe merger is truly done. Football and good tunes.