XM or Sirius Radio?

We're looking at adding satellite radio service to Atlas. (It's his
reward for winning the trophy for "Best Cherokee 235" at the National
Cherokee fly-in last weekend!)

According to PS Engineering, there is an audio-in channel that can be
used in our existing CD/intercom. We would be looking to connect one
of the new portable radios to this channel.

Can anyone comment on them? Sirius or XM? What's the difference?

I really like the one you see advertised on TV, where the guy pops the
little XM receiver (which appears to be about the size of a cassette
tape) out of his car and brings it into his home boom-box.

It would be slick to have something like that in the plane! Anyone got
anything like it?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In a previous article, "Jay Honeck" said:
Can anyone comment on them? Sirius or XM? What's the difference?

If you go with XM, I think you can use the same reciever and subscription
to get WX-Works weather if you eventually get your instrument rating.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
`And when you've been *plonk*ed by Simon C., you've been *plonked*
by someone who knows when, and why, and how.' - Mike Andrews, asr

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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We're looking at adding satellite radio service to Atlas. (It's his
reward for winning the trophy for "Best Cherokee 235" at the National
Cherokee fly-in last weekend!)

Congratulations!!!

According to PS Engineering, there is an audio-in channel that can be
used in our existing CD/intercom. We would be looking to connect one
of the new portable radios to this channel.

Can anyone comment on them? Sirius or XM? What's the difference?

Check out each's features at www.xmradio.com and www.sirius.com. XM has a
bigger marketshare than Sirius, which might be good or bad. Personally, I'd
prefer Sirius if I were to choose a satellite radio system, but that's just
me based on my previous comparisons I did a few months ago and decided not
to get one at the time.

Compare the 2 systems and decide which has the features per cost that you're
willing to get and pay for, unless you have figured out how to get the
service without paying the monthly fee for it... ;-)

I've asked Gail to post you a response by email. She has done exhaustive
research, not only for our own XM radios (we did its maiden voyage driving XC to
Kitty Hawk in December) but for her Windows radio show as well.

Jim




"Jay Honeck"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:


-
-It would be slick to have something like that in the plane! Anyone got
-anything like it?

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Unfortunately, you cannot use the same equipment and subscription for both
XM Radio and WxWorx.

The WxWorx portable receiver, however, will allow you to use a single
antenna for both XM Radio receiver and WxWorx.

For the entertainment factor, I went with Sirius. I just like the
programming a bit better, and I got awesome deals on equipment. I have a
Sirius tuner in my Jeep, and a portable Sirius tuner for use with my home
stereo and in the plane. It REALLY makes a difference on long trips!

I also have the NavAir PPC datalink system using WxWorx. I need two boxes.
Even if I used an XM receiver for the tunes, I would still need two boxes.

There is an effort to build a single box that does both, but it is not on
the market yet.

For the price, however, these systems ROCK! I can't imagine long x-countries
without either, and they will be going with me to OSH...

Mark
Tiger N1533R



"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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In a previous article, "Jay Honeck" said:
Can anyone comment on them? Sirius or XM? What's the difference?

If you go with XM, I think you can use the same reciever and subscription
to get WX-Works weather if you eventually get your instrument rating.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
`And when you've been *plonk*ed by Simon C., you've been *plonked*
by someone who knows when, and why, and how.' - Mike Andrews, asr

Jim Weir wrote:

I've asked Gail to post you a response by email.

Any chance you could post her reply here, too? I am very interested in
reading her research.

--
Peter







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Me too

Michael

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Jim Weir wrote:

I've asked Gail to post you a response by email.

Any chance you could post her reply here, too? I am very interested in
reading her research.

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XM has a much broader selection of music, and they play it. Over 2
million tracks in their library, versus 500,000 for Sirius. Sirius
has the NFL games though. I have both and find the sound quality for
XM to be superior and the playlists are much deeper. Sirius has had a
lot of complaints about repetition, and I pretty much agree with it.

XM also has much better hardware. They are at least 18 months ahead
(or more) in their chipsets. Unless one wants to listen to NFL games,
I would choose XM. I think some younger people may prefer some of the
music on Sirius, though -- I can't listen to it, personally.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
...
I really like the one you see advertised on TV, where the guy pops the
little XM receiver (which appears to be about the size of a cassette
tape) out of his car and brings it into his home boom-box.

That's the one I have, the Sky-Fi. The Roady is a little smaller but you
don't want that one, it has several issues.



It would be slick to have something like that in the plane! Anyone got
anything like it?

Wouldn't be without it.

"Greg" wrote in message
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Check out each's features at www.xmradio.com and www.sirius.com. XM has a
bigger marketshare than Sirius, which might be good or bad.

Sirius is barely a competitor. XM has about 1.5 million subscribers and
Sirius has around 200,000 last time I saw figures.


Personally, I'd
prefer Sirius if I were to choose a satellite radio system, but that's
just
me based on my previous comparisons I did a few months ago and decided not
to get one at the time.

Compare the 2 systems and decide which has the features per cost that
you're
willing to get

There really aren't any choices with XM. You get it all for $9.95 a month.
You can get the Playboy channel for extra money but it's pretty lame.
Sirius starts at $12.95 a month and I don't know if they offer any other
options.