XM radio work in Alaska?

Can one receive XM broadcasts in Alaska?
Wondering whether or not to take my Roady2 with me this summer.

TIA.

WJ

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:52:58 GMT in .usa-canada, WJ
<clark41@frontiernet.net> wrote:

> Can one receive XM broadcasts in Alaska?
> Wondering whether or not to take my Roady2 with me this summer.
>
well, they sell 'em here in juneau. dunno anyone that has one.
you might ask on culture.alaska.

Dennis P. Harris wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:52:58 GMT in .usa-canada, WJ
> <clark41@frontiernet.net> wrote:
>
>> Can one receive XM broadcasts in Alaska?
>> Wondering whether or not to take my Roady2 with me this summer.
>>
> well, they sell 'em here in juneau. dunno anyone that has one.
> you might ask on culture.alaska.

XM uses several geostationary satellites--it works anywhere that there
is a clear view of the satellite. The further north you go the lower
on the horizon the satellite is and so the more likely that some part
of the car will obstruct the view when you're driving in particular
directions.

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J. Clarke wrote:
> Dennis P. Harris wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:52:58 GMT in .usa-canada, WJ
>><clark41@frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Can one receive XM broadcasts in Alaska?
>>>Wondering whether or not to take my Roady2 with me this summer.
>>>
>>
>>well, they sell 'em here in juneau. dunno anyone that has one.
>>you might ask on culture.alaska.
>
>
> XM uses several geostationary satellites--it works anywhere that there
> is a clear view of the satellite. The further north you go the lower
> on the horizon the satellite is and so the more likely that some part
> of the car will obstruct the view when you're driving in particular
> directions.
>
That's why I was wondering if it worked in Alaska. When I was in the
Gaspe peninsula area in Sept 06, the reception was spotty to say the
most. Maybe I'll check culture.alaska (but it looks like the group
is populated by lunatics!).

WJ

WJ wrote:
> J. Clarke wrote:
>> Dennis P. Harris wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:52:58 GMT in .usa-canada, WJ
>>> <clark41@frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Can one receive XM broadcasts in Alaska?
>>>> Wondering whether or not to take my Roady2 with me this summer.
>>>>
>>>
>>> well, they sell 'em here in juneau. dunno anyone that has one.
>>> you might ask on culture.alaska.
>>
>>
>> XM uses several geostationary satellites--it works anywhere that
>> there is a clear view of the satellite. The further north you go
>> the lower on the horizon the satellite is and so the more likely
>> that some part of the car will obstruct the view when you're
>> driving
>> in particular directions.
>>
> That's why I was wondering if it worked in Alaska. When I was in
> the
> Gaspe peninsula area in Sept 06, the reception was spotty to say the
> most. Maybe I'll check culture.alaska (but it looks like the
> group is populated by lunatics!).

I didn't have any trouble in Gaspe unless I was on the north side of a
high ridge. I did have to move the antenna from one side of the tank
to the other on occasion though. And it worked fine on the Trans
Labrador where the terrain is much flatter.


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"WJ" <clark41@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:9nkyj.5357$7d1.4242@news01.roc.ny...
> J. Clarke wrote:
>> Dennis P. Harris wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:52:58 GMT in .usa-canada, WJ
>>><clark41@frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Can one receive XM broadcasts in Alaska?
>>>>Wondering whether or not to take my Roady2 with me this summer.
>>>>
>>>
>>>well, they sell 'em here in juneau. dunno anyone that has one.
>>>you might ask on culture.alaska.
>>
>>
>> XM uses several geostationary satellites--it works anywhere that there is
>> a clear view of the satellite. The further north you go the lower on the
>> horizon the satellite is and so the more likely that some part of the car
>> will obstruct the view when you're driving in particular directions.
>>
> That's why I was wondering if it worked in Alaska. When I was in the
> Gaspe peninsula area in Sept 06, the reception was spotty to say the most.
> Maybe I'll check culture.alaska (but it looks like the group is
> populated by lunatics!).
>
> WJ

Well, DUH!

sharx35 wrote:

> "WJ" <clark41@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
> news:9nkyj.5357$7d1.4242@news01.roc.ny...
>
>>J. Clarke wrote:
>>
>>>Dennis P. Harris wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:52:58 GMT in .usa-canada, WJ
>>>><clark41@frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Can one receive XM broadcasts in Alaska?
>>>>>Wondering whether or not to take my Roady2 with me this summer.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>well, they sell 'em here in juneau. dunno anyone that has one.
>>>>you might ask on culture.alaska.
>>>
>>>
>>>XM uses several geostationary satellites--it works anywhere that there is
>>>a clear view of the satellite. The further north you go the lower on the
>>>horizon the satellite is and so the more likely that some part of the car
>>>will obstruct the view when you're driving in particular directions.
>>>
>>
>>That's why I was wondering if it worked in Alaska. When I was in the
>>Gaspe peninsula area in Sept 06, the reception was spotty to say the most.
>>Maybe I'll check culture.alaska (but it looks like the group is
>>populated by lunatics!).
>>
>>WJ
>
>
> Well, DUH!
>
>
Yep....and in summer, they're heliotics! ;-)

Many thanks for the tips!
FWIW, in the Gaspe, as I recall, most of my problems were when
traversing around the north side.

WJ