Sirius XM RAdio Starmate STS User Manual page 64

• Greater confusion may arise with whip type antennas.
Figure
47 shows some whip
type antennas which can be found on the front or rear of a vehicle's roof, or on the
rear windshield. Some of these antennas could be the FM antenna and some are not
the FM antenna.
Figure 47
.. Antennas with a short 2-4 inch stubby whip or protrusion are
not
Ft. arte. nas,
while antennas with a whip length of 7 inches or longer are likely to be the F
antenna. If your vehicle has a short stubby antenna, you should continue searching
your vehicle's FM antenna.
If after searching your vehicle you're still uncertain as to where its FM anten'ld is
located then SIRIUS recommends professional installation of the FM Extenu('1 .ntenna.
Ask your SIRIUS retailer if they provide professional installat ion ser Ie _
01
can
re ommend a professional Installer.
If you don't correctly identify your vehicle's FM antenna, the Installatiop
c:f
t
e FEA
will result in poor performance and unsatisfactory results.
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Installation