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Originally Posted by thoots
To characterize the reception, though, I can directly compare it to my memory of the Honda Accord reception, with its antenna up on the roof of the car in its blister bubble. And, with the limited driving around town and up and down the freeway, it has essentially worked just fine. There is nothlng like "worse reception" while going under overpasses -- in fact, my recollection is that the Accord tended to lose signal under some that the Camry (so far) kept on receiving signal under.
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OK, so I was prepping the rear seat this weekend for a subwoofer installation and since I had everything taken apart, I decided to try this stealth XM antenna installation. I've had my Terk antenna sitting on top of the rear deck for a year and have been extremely happy with the reception, but I would love to hide it if possible. In the old position, I get perfect reception on my 1hr commute to work, except for three half-second drops within a 1/4mile as I pass thru a very thick forest. But in the stealth position, the reception was horrible. I could hardly bear to even listen to XM during my commute because it was so bad, as there was more silence and static than I did actual XM broadcasting. I immediately moved the antenna back to the original position.
Just wanted to post my experience in case anyone else is thinking of doing this.
