Shortening XM antenna wire?

[Gary N.]

Has anyone had any luck trying to shorten their XM antenna wire?

Mine was broken in the accident so I figured I had nothing to lose by cutting it shorter and trying to reconnect but it didn't work out for me.

Man that is some fine work for these old eyes. I soldered the main wire in the center, covered it with liquid tape, pulled the shielding back over that and soldered it, then used shrink wrap over the whole splice.

[SaltyDawg]

Has anyone had any luck trying to shorten their XM antenna wire?

 

Mine was broken in the accident so I figured I had nothing to lose by cutting it shorter and trying to reconnect but it didn't work out for me.

 

Man that is some fine work for these old eyes. I soldered the main wire in the center, covered it with liquid tape, pulled the shielding back over that and soldered it, then used shrink wrap over the whole splice.

 

It's been a long time since I spliced coax that small. Do a search for splicing the XM antenna and you might find another post where someone actually posted a link to an XM antenna with a shorter cable.

[SaltyDawg]

Go here and put in this part number: XF-MICANT-48

 

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