Sirius starmate hiss on FM

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Topic: Sirius starmate hiss on FM

Posted By: cpss electric
Subject: Sirius starmate hiss on FM
Date Posted: September 08, 2006 at 9:59 AM

My Starmate replay sat radio causeds a pretty loud "hiss" on the FM channel. It sounds like the old casette tape hiss of yesteryear. If I put my hand on the sat radio, the hiss stops. I've tried switching the FM channels, it's still there. I know there are antenna adapters that insert the output directly into the FM radio antenna line, and there are PIE adapters for my vehicle (2001 Ford F-250 pickup, indash radio w/CD and tape), but sometimes I use a different company truck and like to bring the sat radio with me. Any ideas?

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Posted By: russ lund
Date Posted: September 08, 2006 at 12:01 PM

If that unit has a jack for an external antenna.Get a plug(2.5mm or 3.5 mm) and solder a 5 or 6 inch piece of wire to the tip connection of the plug.Plug it into the Sirius reciver and you should be good to go.

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BigDog

Posted By: cpss electric
Date Posted: September 14, 2006 at 9:08 AM

Thanks, that's an idea! I wonder why the Starmate doesn't have enough RF output for the FM radio to receive? It's mounted about an inch from the side of the FM.... posted_image

Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: September 14, 2006 at 9:44 AM

Sometimes they work fine, some vehicles they don't. I've installed a dozen or so this summer and just recently had one that had the hiss. Odd haven't had a roady xt get the hiss yet, time will tell.

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