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This year, we decided to do something about it and got this antenna, the recommended 50' cord with the included amplifier, and an XM range extender, all on Amazon. The hardest part was routing the wire from the house exterior through the attic to the room we wanted to put the range extender transmitter. My Delphi SkyFiII home kit antenna would not work through our windows (low e). I verified the signal at each step in the process - not without issue - and got it all installed so I get full signal strength anywhere in the house now. The antenna was a snap to install. or exterior walls (brick)., so we haven't listened to XM indoors for 4 years. This was a no-brainer at the current price.
The two piviot points make it easy to mount and align. The use of standard RG6 with F connectors is wonderful due to availability.
The default setting is to "minimum" which will transfer the signal a few feet only. This antenna has made all the difference. Just a word on the repeater; there is a variable signal strength selector at the back (why it does I have no idea). OK, I can now run several radios off the repeater if I want to (we have two so I bought an extra boombox for the garage), but I have to say that I just don't think that the original antenna is up to the job. The signal repeater can be found here: Delphi XM Signal RepeaterHaving now bought this antenna I have it hooked up to the signal repeater and I have a strong three bar (max) signal with no dropping out. It was immensely frustrating to try to work with it. Make sure this is selected to "max" to get the best performance from the repeater.The performance of the antenna appears to be very good and it is very easy to set up with no apparent need to "tweak" its position, although I was expecting it to be made of more substantial materials (especially at this price) - it is made of plastic, but it seems sturdy enough for the job and as long as it keeps working well that's fine by me.All together, I have spent in the order of $150 upgrading the "home" kit so that it actually works properly.
Thank goodness for Amazon's discounted pricing - it would have been a few $100's otherwise. I have a skyfi2 and boombox. This was an improvement, but still the signal was variable and would still drop out from time to time. I live near a wood and the signal with the original home antenna would drop out all the time. I then bought a signal repeater so I could put the antenna in the best position in the house and not have it connected to the boombox all the time. Has anyone actually got it to work.
BINGO.3 bars.all the time.every day.every night. It only took about an hour to mount the antenna on the roof and to run RG6 cable from the antenna down to the basement and then up into the living room. As I listen to my radio a lot, I am very happy. My XM signal was real spotty using the indoor antenna that came with my SKYFI2 home kit. I decided to give the Terk XM6 antenna a try. If only all of my purchases were as successful as this one. There were days that I would get 3 bars but more often than not, 2 bars was a good day, and a "usual" day was one bar with the signal annoyingly cutting in and out. This was money well spent.
Easy to adapt to coax cable with provided adapter. Quick install. Easy Installation. Works well with XM radio. A complete kit.
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