Using an FM transmitter with your Sirius Satellite Radio receiver is not a perfect way to listen to programming in your car. The FM transmitter needs a perfectly clear channel to function properly, which can be difficult to find in a major city or populated location. However, there are a few things that you can try to improve the overall strength of the transmitted signal and improve the clarity of the content you're trying to listen to.
Instructions
1. Tune your car stereo's FM radio to a frequency that is completely free of any kind of programming. The transmission of a local radio station will always be more powerful than the FM transmitter that came with your Sirius receiver, so if you tune to a frequency with programming, the local station will always bleed through. If you find a frequency that has little to no local programming, you can boost the quality of the signal that your radio antenna is receiving and hear clearer satellite radio.
2. Position your Sirius receiver's FM transmitter as close to your car's antenna as possible. The shorter a distance that FM radio waves have to travel, the more powerful they will ultimately be. Therefore, if you position the FM transmitter as close to the antenna as is physically possible by the layout of your car, you can boost the quality of the signal being transmitted.
3. Upgrade your FM transmitter to a more powerful unit. The FM transmitter that comes with Sirius Satellite Radio receivers will be of a generic quality to keep the costs of the overall product as low as possible. If you go to an electronics retailer that sells portable audio accessories you can purchase a unit that is capable of broadcasting a much stronger signal. It will work the same way that your previous FM transmitter did, but the signal quality will be substantially better which will result in better quality audio.
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