How to add Sirius to an RX300?

[Greg Haas]

I own a 2002 RX300 and am interested in installing a Sirius satellite
receiver. I understand from my reading that I will have to use the RF
modulator to link to my radio as no connection to the radio's antenna system
is
possible, but I'm not sure where the actual receiver unit might mount.
If anyone has accomplished such an install I would appreciate any guidance
you could offer.
Also, there is the antenna issue to deal with.

Further, I would appreciate any opinion on which of the Sirius all-in-one
units to buy, such
as the JVC, the XACT, the BLAUPUNKT, etc. Seems like the RX300 is a
tougher car to put satellite radio in than most, but I hope I'm wrong.

Thanks,

Greg Haas
gfhaas@pacbell.net

[Truth]

> I own a 2002 RX300 and am interested in installing a Sirius satellite
> receiver. I understand from my reading that I will have to use the RF
> modulator to link to my radio as no connection to the radio's antenna system
> is
> possible, but I'm not sure where the actual receiver unit might mount.
> If anyone has accomplished such an install I would appreciate any guidance
> you could offer.
> Also, there is the antenna issue to deal with.
>
> Further, I would appreciate any opinion on which of the Sirius all-in-one
> units to buy, such
> as the JVC, the XACT, the BLAUPUNKT, etc. Seems like the RX300 is a
> tougher car to put satellite radio in than most, but I hope I'm wrong.

The XM Roady2 can work with any car without any installation at all. Have
not heard of anything fro Sirrius that is as convenient as the Roady2.

[Mark S.]

"Truth" <yenc@sucks.com> wrote in message
news:419680CC.1CF77B2E@sucks.com...
> > I own a 2002 RX300 and am interested in installing a Sirius satellite
> > receiver. I understand from my reading that I will have to use the RF
> > modulator to link to my radio as no connection to the radio's antenna
system
> > is
> > possible, but I'm not sure where the actual receiver unit might mount.
> > If anyone has accomplished such an install I would appreciate any
guidance
> > you could offer.
> > Also, there is the antenna issue to deal with.
> >
> > Further, I would appreciate any opinion on which of the Sirius
all-in-one
> > units to buy, such
> > as the JVC, the XACT, the BLAUPUNKT, etc. Seems like the RX300 is a
> > tougher car to put satellite radio in than most, but I hope I'm wrong.
>
> The XM Roady2 can work with any car without any installation at all.
Have
> not heard of anything fro Sirrius that is as convenient as the Roady2.

You still got to mount the PnP somewhere, and install the antenna. Sure, it
might work okay inside the car but your best bet is to put it on the roof as
it was designed for. Most Sirius PnP's have built in RF modulators just
like the Roady2.

[John A. Weeks III]

In article <419680CC.1CF77B2E@sucks.com>, Truth <yenc@sucks.com> wrote:

> The XM Roady2 can work with any car without any installation at all. Have
> not heard of anything fro Sirrius that is as convenient as the Roady2.

I have both XM and Sirius. I have the Delphi XM unit, and Audiovox
Sirius unit. Both are within millimeters of being the same size.
The XM unit needs an external RF modulator, while the Sirius unit
has the modulator built in. I guess that would make the Sirius unit
more convenient in my book.

-john-

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[D Ray]

"John A. Weeks III" <john@johnweeks.com> wrote in message news:<131120041645353449%john@johnweeks.com>...
> In article <419680CC.1CF77B2E@sucks.com>, Truth <yenc@sucks.com> wrote:
>
> > The XM Roady2 can work with any car without any installation at all. Have
> > not heard of anything fro Sirrius that is as convenient as the Roady2.
>
> I have both XM and Sirius. I have the Delphi XM unit, and Audiovox
> Sirius unit. Both are within millimeters of being the same size.
> The XM unit needs an external RF modulator, while the Sirius unit
> has the modulator built in. I guess that would make the Sirius unit
> more convenient in my book.
>


The new SkyFi has a built in FM Mod. More importantly, the built in
FM Mod on the AV sucks. Ours just isn't powerful enough -- we end up
with a lot of FM static. The R2 (and now the Sky Fi 2) modulators
work fantastic. You actually receive the signal from a car 15-20 feet
away. It still is nowhere near the quality of hardwired, but
honestly, nobody in my family besides me notices a difference.

[Truth]

> > The XM Roady2 can work with any car without any installation at all.
> Have
> > not heard of anything fro Sirrius that is as convenient as the Roady2.
>
> You still got to mount the PnP somewhere, and install the antenna.

I didn't. I just lay the antenna by the window, the vent clips work nice to
just put the radio where you can see it and it is quick and not permanent.
You can just lay the radio on the other seat, or on the floor and use the remote
too.

> Sure, it
> might work okay inside the car but your best bet is to put it on the roof as
> it was designed for.

You really do not need to do that with the Roady2! It just lays on the dash
near the window and gets 3 bars full strength at all times, even when driving
the opposite direction, when I figured the roof of the car would be between it
and the satellite, but no matter which direction I am traveling, it works
great. If your radio antenna is on the back of the car, put it in the back
window, or in the front window if the radio antenna for your FM is on the front
of the car.

> Most Sirius PnP's have built in RF modulators just
> like the Roady2.

How good do they work with the antenna inside the car?

The thing that was most important to me was not having to have an antenna
outside of the car. When I saw it work perfectly inside my friend's vehicle
on the dash, I was sold.

[Truth]

> I have both XM and Sirius. I have the Delphi XM unit, and Audiovox
> Sirius unit. Both are within millimeters of being the same size.
> The XM unit needs an external RF modulator, while the Sirius unit
> has the modulator built in. I guess that would make the Sirius unit
> more convenient in my book.

Both the XM Roady2 and SkiFi2 have built in FM modulators.

[Truth]

> The new SkyFi has a built in FM Mod. More importantly, the built in
> FM Mod on the AV sucks. Ours just isn't powerful enough -- we end up
> with a lot of FM static. The R2 (and now the Sky Fi 2) modulators
> work fantastic. You actually receive the signal from a car 15-20 feet
> away.

Not only that, When I have the Roady2 in the house recording a show, and I take the car out, I can hear the
XM station on the Roady2 all the way down the block on the car radio, even though the Roady2 is in the
house! And then the local station on that frequency kicks in, so it probably would have gone farther if
there wasn't a station on every single channel that the unit is able to transmit on.

Likewise, when my friend first showed me his Roady2 in his car, we went into my house and tuned it in on the
house stereo to hear how it sounded there. Signal came in nice and strong. I don't know how these
things meet Part 15 FCC rules, because I have never seen an FM modulator work this good and go so far.

[John A. Weeks III]

In article <41981724.5FBC1706@sucks.com>, Truth <yenc@sucks.com> wrote:

> > > The XM Roady2 can work with any car without any installation at all.
> > Have
> > > not heard of anything fro Sirrius that is as convenient as the Roady2.
> >
> > You still got to mount the PnP somewhere, and install the antenna.
>
> I didn't. I just lay the antenna by the window, the vent clips work nice
> to
> just put the radio where you can see it and it is quick and not permanent.
> You can just lay the radio on the other seat, or on the floor and use the
> remote
> too.

Not a real good idea if you ever get involved in an auto accident.
Loose items become flying projectiles that can literally kill you.
Back in my law enforcement days, I saw people get badly injured in
accidents when they had speakers sitting on the rear deck, and were
then involved in an accident. A flying speaker magnet can nearly
decapitate a person.

-john-

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[Truth]

> > > > The XM Roady2 can work with any car without any installation at all.
> > > Have
> > > > not heard of anything fro Sirrius that is as convenient as the Roady2.
> > >
> > > You still got to mount the PnP somewhere, and install the antenna.
> >
> > I didn't. I just lay the antenna by the window, the vent clips work nice
> > to
> > just put the radio where you can see it and it is quick and not permanent.
> > You can just lay the radio on the other seat, or on the floor and use the
> > remote
> > too.
>
> Not a real good idea if you ever get involved in an auto accident.

Not something I have to worry about. Not that it would be a problem anyway.

> Loose items become flying projectiles that can literally kill you.

PLEASE!! Airbags and seatbelts kill more people than a Roady2 lying on the
seat next to you would ever do!

> Back in my law enforcement days, I saw people get badly injured in
> accidents when they had speakers sitting on the rear deck

Just observing local car accidents, I see people getting injured and killed from
airbags today, that would only have resulted in no damage or injury at all in
decades past.

If you have a Roady2 on the seat next to you, and you have an Airbag in your
car. Don't even WORRY about the Roady2. Keep as far away from that Airbag
as you can. If you are going to hit something, take your hands OFF THE WHEEL or
you will have a few of your fingers broken off like a friend of mine had when the
airbag rips out of the steering wheel past your fingers and into your face at a
hundred miles an hour, even when you were only driving 5 miles an hour when you
hit something. Anything he had on his seat was still on the seat and didn't
move anywhere.

> , and were
> then involved in an accident. A flying speaker magnet can nearly
> decapitate a person.

If you have a speaker magnet flying that fast, then the problem is the driver of
that car, not where the speakers were placed.

You sound like a nut on TV that wants seat belts put into school busses because so
many school busses are turning over and being hit by trains in recent years.

Forget the seat belts, just hire drivers that do turn over school busses or drive
in front of trains.

We never needed seat belts on school busses, nor did we need to wear helmets when
we rode our tricycles. Kids today need helmets, knee pads, and more gear than
football players before they can ride a bike today.