First and foremost, ensure that your Sirius antenna has a clear line of sight to the sky. Any obstructions could cause dropouts or even a complete inability to acquire a signal. As the antenna is weather resistant, positioning it outside could help provide clearer and more consistent reception. In addition, the direction in which the antenna is aimed could help to improve your signal.

First, a word about AM, FM, and reception: Although FM stereo provides higher fidelity than AM, its signal has a shorter range and is susceptible to multipath. Multipath occurs when an FM signal is reflected off nearby structures. These reflections create multiple signals which arrive at your radio at slightly different times. This results in hiss, noise, and in some cases, a reduction of the overall signal strength. See similar questions...

Unfortunately, there isn't always a quick-fix. Check out VPR's Guide to Good Reception. Here, we give you some background on how radio works and we offer some steps you can take to improve and troubleshoot poor reception. Click here for VPR's Guide to Good Reception. If you still have reception issues, please report them here. See similar questions...

Severe storms or very heavy rain to the South-to-Southwest of your location may interrupt satellite reception until the storm clears or moves. Cloudiness or average rain should not interrupt your service. See similar questions...

In many cases, you can improve playback quality by making some buffering changes within your RealAudio player: See similar questions...

The supplied FM antenna, though basic, should provide better reception in cases where the internal antenna does not suffice. Remember to change the rear antenna switch from internal to external when using an external antenna. For optimal performance, place the radio and/or antenna near a window or outside wall. For optimal AM reception, try a wireless AM antenna from Radio Shack or Terk. Make sure the power cord and antenna are not bundled together or near each other. See similar questions...

Without the Angus tag you may not have access to CACP-organized fall feeder sales, or branded Angus programs across Canada. See similar questions...

No. Please note that the University does not permit installation of satellite dishes and external or internal cabling to any campus properties. See similar questions...

The eavesdropped videosignal is periodic over at least a few seconds, therefore periodic averaging over a few hundred frames can help significantly to reduce the noise. If you know exactly what font is used, many of the equalization and symbol detection techniques used in modems or pattern recognition applications can be applied to recover the text (remote optical character recognition). See similar questions...

A - There are numerous tips and helpful hints as well as radio testing and product reviews in our Radio Testing Feature Section Technical design help from Mark Saks, director Distance Education at Community College and www.surveyguy.com Selected graphics from The Graphics Station copyright by J L Payne. The original design of this site contained many of these graphics, very few if any remain. See similar questions...

In the dry season there is a low probability that your DStv system will be affected by weather. In the rainy season severe rain may interrupt reception for brief periods, and cause a temporary loss of picture quality. See similar questions...

A better antenna will always help. If you have one of the 'dipole' (wire) antennas, reception will be best if it's horizontal or vertical and pointed to our broadcast antenna on Black Mountain above Los Altos Hills in the southern peninsula. See similar questions...

Keith Meredith says that his radio suffers from poor radio reception. As he drives it often just starts to drift and give bad reception. Alexis Grant says that if you get a whining noise on the radio that varies with throttle input you might need a suppressor to be fitted. It could also be a poor quality head unit. Maybe also have a look at changing the routing for the aerial, power and amp cables. See similar questions...

Amplification may be needed to correct the problem. Whenever a cable signal is split between two or more TVs or routed to some other video components such as VCRs, the signal weakens and produces a poor quality picture. The weak signal may cause a "snowy" or gray picture, or may even result in weak color or lack of color. Since most cable viewers use several different video components, it is recommended that an amplifier be used to restore the signal strength and the picture sharpness. See similar questions...

Yes. The module kit includes a three-inch external magnet-mount antenna for optimal reception. Also, since the phone is not handheld, it is not limited by radiation concerns and can safely transmit more power than traditional handheld phones. See similar questions...

Satellite may be a good choice for areas where there is no other high-speed service, but the cost is generally much higher in North America than wired service. In Africa, satellite is often the less expensive choice with the exception of the cost of the Earth Station. Dedicated two-way satellite service runs from around $3,500/month for 128kbps to over $10,000/month for 512kbps. Typically you will need to pay for the first 3 months in advance along with some setup fees. See similar questions...

Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland is the NASA center responsible for satellite programs. It has information on satellite images, the Hubble Space Telescope, space tracking and space debris. The phone number is 301-286-5566. See similar questions...