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Old Dec 31, 2017 | 12:34 PM
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Stubby antenna w/ sat radio
Anyone running an OEM stubby antenna and able to use sat radio still? Just bought my '11 JCW a few weeks back and my Sat radio is stuck at "acquiring" even after many refresh signals. Curious if the stubby is the issue or maybe the base isn't as good as it once was?

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Old Dec 31, 2017 | 04:11 PM
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I can acquire a signal with the "mast" removed .....

are you sure your car (recently purchased used) HAS sat??????

If the car was SAT READY ...... there's a piece missing ......
 
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Old Dec 31, 2017 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Capt_bj
I can acquire a signal with the "mast" removed .....

are you sure your car (recently purchased used) HAS sat??????

If the car was SAT READY ...... there's a piece missing ......
I have the Satelite option under “mode” and it has a Sirius radio ID and shows an active trial subscription, so I do believe that I actually have it, yes. So seems to be a fault with the antenna or something then.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2017 | 04:46 PM
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I assume you have actually signed up for satellite radio?
 
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The stubby is only for AM/FM, the Sat antenna is the base.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2018 | 12:47 PM
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Clears that up then, guess it’s either a fault base or wiring. Gonna give a couple more calls to Sirius and see what they say.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2018 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by AZdsrt
I assume you have actually signed up for satellite radio?
Yes I currently have an active 3 month trial, verified with Sirius.
 
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