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keitht
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 Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2002 10:44 am Post subject: Footprint of the Satellites (Rock and Roll) |
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yunaderis
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Joined: 24 Mar 2003
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Location: Visalia,ca
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 11:14 am Post subject: Re: Footprint of the Satellites (Rock and Roll) |
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way cool....
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GeorgeBeiler
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Location: San Francisco, CA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 5:04 pm Post subject: Questions About Maps |
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I'm not clear on what the maps depict.
Are these separate maps for Rock and Roll, and do both satellites have their strongest signals on the East and West Coasts, rather than in the center of the country? Or do the maps show the combined signal from both satellites when viewed from different angles?
Also, I notice that the signal is stronger along the Canadian border than in the far south of the U.S. Are people in places like Key West, Florida, going to have more trouble picking up a signal, or is this made up for by the satellites being higher in the sky there? |
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jg9105
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I too am also very unclear how to read this map. What does the dark red mean? A Stronger signal? Usually when looking at a weather map on the local news channels. The Red means strong thunderstorms and the green means light storms. I am assuming this? or am I way off? Does this mean if you live in a Dark Red area you are going to get a stronger signal from XM than someone who lives in say a yellow or green area? |
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SOCAL XMer
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Location: Santa Clarita California.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Damm, I'm in  a yellow aera 
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crazyEric
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Flash Starman
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Joined: 14 Mar 2003
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Location: New York, NY
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 8:39 pm Post subject: Conversion Calculator |
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Below is a link that leads to a calculator that converts decible watts (dBW) into watts (W) and vice versa. Hopefully, the calculator will give you a better understanding of the signal strength in your area.
http://www.geocities.com/scarlett_point/dbw.htm |
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XM From The Start
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Joined: 07 Apr 2003
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Location: Charleston, SC
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: Conversion Calculator |
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| Flash Starman wrote: | Below is a link that leads to a calculator that converts decible watts (dBW) into watts (W) and vice versa. Hopefully, the calculator will give you a better understanding of the signal strength in your area.
http://www.geocities.com/scarlett_point/dbw.htm |
Thanks for that link! It makes reading those footprints a bit easier 
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n0esc
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Joined: 03 Jan 2003
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Location: Albert Lea, MN
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 12:04 am Post subject: |
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Zip file is password proteced... 
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XMpedition
You're so vain...
Joined: 30 Mar 2003
Posts: 1481
Location: SE USA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 7:31 am Post subject: |
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| SOCAL XMer wrote: | | Damm, I'm in a yellow aera |
So-o-o -- how does it SOUND? Can you hear them now? Why worry? |
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cheebs
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 6:13 pm Post subject: coverage further south |
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well I'm in Central America and was wondering if anyone has footprint maps that show full hemisphere coverage and how the signal is down at 15 degrees north.
Has anyone bought a radio, activated it and then taken it south(way south!)? TIA for any replies. |
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jkbxjnky
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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I am in red on one, and I guess pink on the other, whatever that means....
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Unknown
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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cheebs, the signal you see is what the satellites pump out. There is no other footprint map for central america.
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Quicksilver
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| Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 10:35 am Post subject: |
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| Kinda funny some canadians are gettin better signal then people in in flordia |
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rootbox
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Footprint images are always cool .. 
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