Belkin F5X004 Auto Antenna for XM
Dec 27, 2009 in
Electronics
- Auto antenna for XM satellite radio receivers
- Improves XM satellite radio reception on the road
- Attaches to your car with a built-in magnet base
- Sturdy, weather-resistant design
- 20-foot cable gives plenty of room for positioning
Product Description
This Antenna improves your XM Satellite Radio receiver’s reception on the road. It conveniently attaches to your car with its built-in magnetic base and offers a sturdy, weather-resistant design. The 20-foot cable gives you plenty of room for positioning…. More >>
Belkin F5X004 Auto Antenna for XM
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5 comments
GRW on December 27, 2009 at 5:18 am
This is an exact OEM replacement antenna for well under half, sometimes under a third of most replacement antennas. It has specifications identical to the original equipment and the lead wire will probably break – the weakest link- after a similar amount of use and/or careless handling. A situation I can live with.
J. Douglas on December 27, 2009 at 6:28 am
The antenna finally died on my 5 year old Sirius radio … replacement “sirius” antennas are more expensive than those for XM, especially this Belkin and, frankly, have they received poor reviews for durability.
I particularly like the right angle connector for the back of the radio, since I think my old antenna died from continued flexing of the cable at that point. The new cable is fairly flexible, but mine was hard to unravel without a tangle and seemed eager to develop kinks — take your time and avoid sharp bends and kinks, they might reduce performance.
I think my old antenna gave me 3 bars (of 3) most of the time. With this antenna, I get a solid 3 bars with a clear sky, and fluctuation between 2 and 3 on tree lined residential streets. The signal only drops out with a long under pass. Performance, in other words, is quite adequate despite this antenna’s tiny size.
I took a chance since it had worked with Sirius radios for other reviewers. But, it makes sense that the same antenna would work for both systems — the frequencies are almost the same, at 2320-2332.5 Mhz for Sirius and 2332.5-2345 for XM. No surprise the manufacturers all use the same connectors, etc., etc., — it’s cheaper that way.
Leonard C. Darabaris on December 27, 2009 at 9:06 am
Saved money vs buying at the “SHACK” and received within a few days of ordering. Always check with Amazon on items such as HDMI cables , cell batteries, etc before going to a box store.
chuck J. on December 27, 2009 at 10:34 am
It’s an antenna. It replaced one that became erratic in reception.
It works perfectly on my older XM Portable Radio and arrived pronto.
D. Pender on December 27, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I ordered this for my 2nd vehicle adapater so that I didn’t have to move everything from one car to the other. I have a Sirius sportster and it works perfectly with it in it’s vehicle adapter. Well worth the price compared to the 3x more expensive antenna from the sirius site.