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pangamadness
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satellite radio
Can anyone tell me how satellite radio works in baja and how far down it works. Just installed it in my skiff but have not payed for service yet. It
says it will only work in us?
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tripledigitken
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I have Sirius/XM in my car and have had no reception problems in Baja. I have been as far south as Loreto with it.
Ken
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DENNIS
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It works great here ,but I'm not that far down.
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Loretana
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We have a Sirius radio in our Loreto home and love it! We got the best Panasonic receiver on ebay and have excellent reception.
One bit of advice.....get the good antenna.
"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration."
-Nikola Tesla
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pbods
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I've got an older Sirius/XM unit in my truck (don't know if age has anything to do with it) and it seems to work great until Ciudad Consititucion.
From there south it generally is spotty reception.
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Pompano
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Good idea to have one on your panga, my friend. I have used XM (now Sirius/XM) sat radio since they launched the service in 2001. In my boat I use
the Sky-Fi Home Version boombox w/antenna and cig-lighter plug in power source. Use the Roadie in the pickup.
I've always had good reception from SE Alaska across Canada, all of mainland USA east and west coasts, parts of Carib and Puerto Rico. You can
receive Sirius sat radio in all parts of Mexico, including Baja Norte and Sur. I tried it in Panama last year but like me, it pooped out. (Might
have been the heat!) Come summer, I will be using it on the shores of Hudson Bay, Canada.
Here's a handy map of Sirius/XM sat radio ranges.
p.s. We always made a bet when we would lose the sat signal when passing thru El Rosario area...and those high steep walls. 
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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David K
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We lost the XM signal about 70 miles north of La Paz, on Hwy. 1 (near Santa Rita)... it popped in and out for awhile (like when you drive under
freeway bridges or in forests)... Finally turned it off... I think it worked when we got further east, in La Paz, but we were always with BajaTripper
chatting.. so didn't try it very long. Everywhere else in Baja (north of Santa Rita) we went last July, it was fine!
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bajajudy
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We have sirius in our truck and listen to it from San Jose del Cabo to Guerrero Negro....no problema. We also have it in our store...again no problem
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larryC
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I used it all the way to La Paz in October with no problems.
Off grid, 12-190 watt evergreen solar panels on solar trackers, 2-3648 stacked Outback inverters, 610ah LiFePo4 48v battery bank, FM 60 and MX60
Outback charge controllers, X-240 Outback transformer for 240v from inverters, 6500 watt Kubota diesel generator.
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David K
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Weird... maybe a sunspot storm was going on last July that weakened the signal when we were south of Santa Rita? 
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El Comadante Loco
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I have had the same problem losing reception around Todos Santos, however I wonder if it could be the cheap antenna.. Had no problems after that all
the way back to San Felipe.....
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oladulce
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Works fine down to Constitucion and then comes and goes between there and La Paz. Mostly there's no reception on that stretch so I don't try anymore.
Don't know about our antenna quality- it was included with the new truck package.
XM also works fine in the casa, on the coast North of Insurgentes, where we have a no frills car-type antenna threaded up to the roof.
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SFandH
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I know Sirius bought XM in 2008 and now it's one company but they are still 2 different satellite systems. It's quite possible one works better than
the other in Baja. It looks like, from the above posts, Sirius works better than XM in Baja. True?
I'm going to buy a satellite radio to listen to in Mulege and San Diego. I'm not sure what kind, Sirius or XM?
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monoloco
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Sirius works much better, there are reception problems with XM in BCS.
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measomsan
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just drove from Mexicalli to Cabo. off and on coverage...at my house between SJ and Cabo spotty. Out on cape off and on
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oladulce
Works fine down to Constitucion and then comes and goes between there and La Paz. Mostly there's no reception on that stretch so I don't try anymore.
Don't know about our antenna quality- it was included with the new truck package.
XM also works fine in the casa, on the coast North of Insurgentes, where we have a no frills car-type antenna threaded up to the roof.
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Well good... thanks for this so I don't think it was my system only.
It was XM factory installed.
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acadist
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Flew to Cabo with my portable, put it in the rental car and worked great. I can't imagine driving distances without it anymore, think of all the room
I save with no CDs.
BTW, I have always had Sirius.
[Edited on 1-27-2013 by acadist]
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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daveB
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Our Sirius works fine now in San Felipe and in past years was good as far as we traveled on the mainland, to Colima. It should reach farther than
there and see no reason why it shouldn't be good to Cabo.
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mulegemichael
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weve got xm in both our 4runners down there and never a problem except when in steep canyons...all the way to the cape.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Lee
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I have Sirius, not XM, with an external antenna and it works great to Cabo. I'm experimenting with having the antenna inside my vehicle, on the
dash, and it has not loss signal.
I have a buddy who has Sirius/XM that came in the Tundra he bought that's part of the radio. He gets a signal driving North (from Cabo or where
ever) but not driving South (not sure how far down from the US). Signal is so spotty it's not worth listening to.
The exterior antennas have a reputation of failing after awhile.
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