Jonathan
2008-01-05 03:44:22 UTC
Greetings,
I have an XM SkiFi2 mounted in my truck and for the past 2-3 weeks I've been
getting an abnormally high number of fade-outs. The unusual part is that
it's only on certain channels.
For example, when I'm listening to the news channels (all in the 120's) I
can expect 2-4 fade-outs with complete loss of signal every minute or two,
lasting from anywhere from 2 seconds to 20+ seconds. However, when I'm
listening to music (channels ranging from the 40's to the 80's) I get no
fade-outs or signal loss at all. This does not appear to correspond with a
specific locale or area of town.
I can watch the antenna aiming screen when I'm listening to Fox or CNN and
see the signal strength vary wildly for the satellite, even with clear,
unobstructed skies. But when I switch to listening to music - no signal
loss at all, and the meter stays at 5-6 bars. This doesn't happen when I'm
in Orlando and covered by a ground repeater - only when I'm south of town
and it's only the satellite. No, we have no big buildings, etc. where I
live, it's mostly suburban with some semi-rural with no hills to speak of.
Has XM been experiencing any problems lately, or has anyone else noticed
this? Might there be something wrong with my antenna or connections?
Cheers - Jonathan
I have an XM SkiFi2 mounted in my truck and for the past 2-3 weeks I've been
getting an abnormally high number of fade-outs. The unusual part is that
it's only on certain channels.
For example, when I'm listening to the news channels (all in the 120's) I
can expect 2-4 fade-outs with complete loss of signal every minute or two,
lasting from anywhere from 2 seconds to 20+ seconds. However, when I'm
listening to music (channels ranging from the 40's to the 80's) I get no
fade-outs or signal loss at all. This does not appear to correspond with a
specific locale or area of town.
I can watch the antenna aiming screen when I'm listening to Fox or CNN and
see the signal strength vary wildly for the satellite, even with clear,
unobstructed skies. But when I switch to listening to music - no signal
loss at all, and the meter stays at 5-6 bars. This doesn't happen when I'm
in Orlando and covered by a ground repeater - only when I'm south of town
and it's only the satellite. No, we have no big buildings, etc. where I
live, it's mostly suburban with some semi-rural with no hills to speak of.
Has XM been experiencing any problems lately, or has anyone else noticed
this? Might there be something wrong with my antenna or connections?
Cheers - Jonathan