Sirius XM satellite/digital radio.Can it be converted to UK?
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I have not heard of Sirius XM before, and was intrigued by the reference to satellite radio.
Presumably you are referring to in-car listening, but I cannot think how a satellite broadcast could be received in a moving car. Adjusting my two free-to-air dishes at home, needs very precise alignment.
I had a quick look at the Sirius website. Although they mention a satellite, they then refer to a subscription internet radio service. If you have an internet connection in your car, then presumably the android application called Tunein Radio, will provide almost every radio station in the world for you, free of charge.
If that does not help, then perhaps I have misunderstood the question.
roughrider said:
Has anybody tried to convert this system to be useable in the UK as a digital radio? Any help gratefully received.
I doubt it. Sirius XM relies on satellites with a footprint that covers the USA with overlap on bordering counties, plus ground repeaters. Or doesn't get anywhere near covering the UK.
Jon39 said:
Presumably you are refering to in-car listening, but I cannot think how a satellite broadcast could be received in a moving car. Adjusting my two free-to-air dishes at home, needs very precise alignment.
It does, and works pretty well in car. I'm no expert but I believe each receiver has a built in buffer of several seconds that allows the service to be uninterrupted when going under bridges, etc, as well as ground repeaters that retransmit the satellite signal for the same reason.
StephenP said:
Jon39 said:
Presumably you are refering to in-car listening, but I cannot think how a satellite broadcast could be received in a moving car. Adjusting my two free-to-air dishes at home, needs very precise alignment.
It does, and works pretty well in car. I wonder how the satellite signal is actually received by a moving car?
At our homes, we are familiar with the signals being captured by a dish, which as I previously mentioned, requires very precise aiming. When aiming a dish, it has to be in exactly the correct position for three or four seconds, before a radio or TV will work.
Does anyone know? I expect the military might have moving dish systems, but no doubt complex and costly.
Jon39 said:
I wonder how the satellite signal is actually received by a moving car?
At our homes, we are familiar with the signals being captured by a dish, which as I previously mentioned, requires very precise aiming. When aiming a dish, it has to be in exactly the correct position for three or four seconds, before a radio or TV will work.
Does anyone know? I expect the military might have moving dish systems, but no doubt complex and costly.
As for the OP, doubt it, but would love to be able to get BPM in the UK, (but not enough to pay for online subscription). I even had to swap out the head unit in my viper because the FM in the US uses a different frequency division to the EU so i only got about 3 stations on the US unit.
Just found this thread, if you haven't listened to Sirius XM namely the Ch66 Watercolors and love Jazz then you are missing out, it is brilliant.
I hired a Challenger when in the states a few weeks ago and used it for all our driving, brilliant station with no chit chat or adverts.
I have so far managed to sign up for broadcasting their internet stream to my PC on their 4 week trial, works perfectly so far and I will sign up when that ends as it is such a cool station
I hired a Challenger when in the states a few weeks ago and used it for all our driving, brilliant station with no chit chat or adverts.
I have so far managed to sign up for broadcasting their internet stream to my PC on their 4 week trial, works perfectly so far and I will sign up when that ends as it is such a cool station
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