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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:14 am    Post subject: Antenna size - home kit Reply with quote
I am looking to install a standard home kit antenna to my house. I have multiple sized antenna's from various kits I have sitting around. All the antennas have XM logo on them.

Should I put the bigger one up or is the small one just as good at getting reception. I only wanna go up there once and get the best possible reception.

Any special tips for mounting?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
There are only 2 standard XM home antennas-- the bigger one and the smaller one. Some people say the older, bigger one does a better job pulling in a signal than the smaller, newer one. I have used both on a side-by-side comparison and found them to be nearly the same.
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Yep I also have 2 types of home antennas. Just that tech gets smaller. I've personally found no signal loss with one over the other.
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