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Originally Posted by teenerted1
dont those come with the tape you need to attach to a car?
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It's not an antenna from a car. It is the antenna for home/business use.
The "genius" XM installer set the antenna(s) up inside the office building pointing out the window. Then he and the client couldn't establish why the signal kept fading in/out..."oh, well...what the heck. I've "installed" the unit, now pay me!".
XM paid him for the install and "pow"....watch his dust as he moves on to the next "professional" (cough, cough) installation.
Client asked me to look at the install to figure out why signal kept fading. Hmmm...could these mirrored office windows COATED WITH METALLIC REFLECTIVE FILM have anything to do with the signal not getting through?
So, I drilled holes in the aluminum frame surrounding the windows, pushed the antenna wire through from the outside and using "plain 'ole two-sided tape", affixed the antennas to the glass, pointing in an upward direction. Wow! The music sounds great! No fade! Gee...perhaps XM should pay me to do installs? Nah. Couldn't possibly qualify for the position as I'm not half brain-dead.
So, I informed the client I would be back with some heavy-duty two-sided tape to replace the "experimental" tape I used.
And here we are...