HELP, Radio cuts out

[Guest clearjohn]

I'm on a 07 Midnight Venture, I have a Sirus radio hooked up throught a casset adapter, it cuts out at about 78-80 MPH, the radio comes up and says no signal and when I drop back to about 75 it comes back on, the rest of the system is fine, has anyone experienced such a thing??

 

Thanks in advance for any info.

 

Love the forum

 

John

Pensacola FL

[SilvrT]

John.. there is a "speed limiter valve" in these things.... you need to get the Sirus De-Limiter add-on part #8539 ....

 

 

 

[BuddyRich]

I was gonna say your out runnin it.

 

Never heard of that before. Where is the Antenna mounted ?

[SilvrT]

any chance the antenna cable is being caught by the wind and causing it to slightly disconnect from the unit? Sounds crazy, I know but .....

 

I just put a new XM unit on mine...haven't had a chance yet to get out riding but I sure hope I don't have this problem....or any other for that matter!

[Guest clearjohn]

I was gonna say your out runnin it.

 

Never heard of that before. Where is the Antenna mounted ?

 

 

It is on the handlebars just in front of the front brake m/c

[M.Squires]

I have a Sirius radio on mine, I have moved the antenna to the middle of the luggage rack at the suggestion of a Sirius/xm installer at Myrtle Beach bike week. it helped but still cuts out from time to time. I had mine mounted on a plate over the front brake m/c and also on the dash over the speedometer behind the windshield.The dash worked better the the brake m/c. Good luck in finding a good place. Still looking myself:think:

[Guest clearjohn]

Thanks, I was wondering if I was loosing my mind, I'm wondering if it isn't some sort of interference from the motor, but that is unusual for sat.

Anyway, I'm glad that someone else has experienced a simular situation. Let me know if you see/hear of a solution.

 

Guess I'll just have to slow the beast down a notch or two.

 

John:322:

[Mariner Fan]

Mine does that same thing. I doubt there is a perfect place to mount the Sat. antenna that will not get blocked once in awhile. If it's too bad, I just switch over to regular radio.

 

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I believe the antenna is getting blocked by the windshield and me. On my truck, it's mounted on the roof and I do not have these kind of issues unless I'm in town and I get blocked by a building. So, short of attaching a pole on the bike and mounting the antenna up in the air I have to put up with the occasional "no signal".

Edited May 15, 2008 by Mariner Fan

[calperin]

The speed on the satellital systems can affect the signal. There is some doppler efect and the radio in a moment are not able to lock the sincronism with the signal.

 

That is normal, it will be hard to fix it.

 

Regards,