satellite radio antenna placement

[Ne farmer]

where do you put a satellite radio antenna, on a 1800 goldwing with a roadsmith kit

 

[FRR]

I put mine on the hand mic holder on the handlebars. Works fine. The portable unit goes right in my side pocket with my jack and power supply.

 

[Speedy]

Mine is mounted on the windshield in the center at the bottom, just above the cowl. Someone makes a kit to mount the antenna above the clutch master cylinder or on the right side above the brake master cylinder.

Speedy

 

[JaysGone]

My XM antenna is the magnetic type. Its just on the left front speaker grill. I found if I buried it under the shelter. It didn't work as well.

 

[subar]

Sat radio antenna placement

I mounted mine on top of my left hand mirror, ran wires down through mirror mount behind boot, into left fairing, then up the left handle bar.

 

[CrystalPistol]

I use SkyFi 1 since 2002.

It varies each year or two. At first, and currently … it is inside the trunk lid on top of sheet metal fastened atop an aluminum piece across two most rearward trunk rack bolts. It does Ok.

I did at one time, have it sitting on a metal plate of chrome steel sheet zip tied at top of trunk rack front loop, but I think it was too close to Wife's helmet, so I undid that.

As it is, I have a path to enable me to take it out the front of trunk and tuck wire in beside pass backrest and stick it on rack bag if used … magnetically if desired … or leave in trunk if no bag in place as it picks up well. I once threatened to stick it on Wife's helmet … :Shrug:.

My XM is all in the trunk top anyway, docking station, power / wireless modulator too. I don't surf, if I listen to XM I just set a station and leave it alone. It's so close to trike's antenna, no interference is heard. I just open trunk, turn on, set my channel if needed before I mount. No rain, no sun, no prying eyes … and I have enough to play with while riding without surfing XM channels.

Gonna sound crazy, but the trunk lid layer of ABS, spoiler, and rack don't seem to hinder reception much.

A trunk rack bag with rain gear in it on the rack will kill reception, so that's when I feed it out behind pass back rest and stick on top of rack or a piece of metal velcroid to trunk rack bag top.