I discovered my inner troll recently, and I guess it's better to just
admit it and let the whole world know than to deny it.  You got me! 
Aaaahhh, ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa!

The reason I'm excited about getting Stern on Crystal.net (via the
SqueezeBox) is because I don't get perfect reception either.  I had to
make many small adjustments to my antenna to minimize the 3 blackouts I
experience daily, about an hour each, at 8 hour intervals. This makes
recording the entire, 5 hour Stern show in a single session
difficult-impossible, depending on where the 3 Sirius satellites are in
their "procession" around Earth. Listening to anything on Sirius on a
regular basis is difficult, to the point that I don't even listen to it
anymore, except to record the Stern show.  (Don't worry, I don't listen
to the entire show, I fast forward through large sections of it.)
Because of this "procession" phenomenon, these blackouts are a few
minutes sooner every day. I actually made a pie chart, with movable
sections, to predict when the reception is good so I can schedule
recordings.  At least my pie-chart contraption doesn't involve ongoing
tech issues.

Impending DRM issues notwithstanding, I believe internet radio is
better than Sirius radio anyway (plus no blackouts to worry about), so
the fact that I don't listen to Sirius at all anymore (except to record
the Stern show) isn't tragic.

Try extending the antenna further out by attaching it to something
else.  I mounted my antenna on a 4-inch block of wood, which extends
the antenna further out away from the building, towards the open sky,
which seems to help a little.


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