How good are those satelite radios in the air?

[Captain Josh]

I have a few friends with xm radios and I think they're pretty cool. The thing is I don't know how well the portable ones work in the air. I know a lot of airplanes have them installed but I wanted to know if any of you had any experience with portable satelite radios and could offer some input. And which one is better, Sirius or XM?

Josh

 

[Loafman]

Can't speak for XM, but my handheld GPS can't see thru heated windows.

 

[Diesel]

they work Awsome

 

[snowman]

the g1000 has an xm radio option that works like a champ.
oh yeah glass in a 172 is pretty fun.

 

[NW_Pilot]

Mine works very well some times in IMC it don't work?

 

[mullet]

I cant get a signal above 10,000 or when I'm sitting on the ground at out stations with my delphi portalbe xm (delphi). I can only listen to the prerecorded music . Previous posters what's your secret on getting a signal.

 

[Captain Josh]

XM has the aviation weather available. Its a little pricey starting at $30 at month but man that would give me a nice warm feeling in the middle of the night in some dogsh!t 310 to be able to pull up anything I wanted. I think you need to spend a lot more on hardware if you want that though.

http://www.xmradio.com/weather/aviation.html

Too pricey for me. I think I'll just stick to music and turn the volume up when the weather turns to sh!t.

 

[NW_Pilot]

XM has the aviation weather available. Its a little pricey starting at $30 at month but man that would give me a nice warm feeling in the middle of the night in some dogsh!t 310 to be able to pull up anything I wanted. I think you need to spend a lot more on hardware if you want that though.

http://www.xmradio.com/weather/aviation.html

Too pricey for me. I think I'll just stick to music and turn the volume up when the weather turns to sh!t.

Yep, turn the volume up when the weather turns to sh!t and enjoy the ride!

 

[RockbrigadePC1]

1 vote for XM Comedy.

Lose the commercials and short skits - that channel would rock.

 

[LSU Fan]

1 vote for XM Comedy.

Lose the commercials and short skits - that channel would rock.

Try XM 202. Hilarious.