In a message dated 06/07/2004 12:07:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Where  did those who use XM or SR mount the antenna and how.  Westie has  very
little steel on top.  Ideas?

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    Al, first off check the archives as there was a lot  of discussion on
this back in April ~ May.  I had initially installed mine  under the luggage rack
as promoted by many List Members.  NO GOOD !   When the luggage rack is full
of "STUFF" you will lose the signal and get a  "searching for signal" message
quite often.  I have since mounted the  antenna on the RH front corner of the
luggage rack between the corner and the  mounting screw.  I glued a steel
plate to the back side of the luggage rack  in that position and then used
automotive logo mounting double sided tape to  hold the antenna in place.  Never
loose the signal now even all the way up  in Taschereau, Quebec where I was last
week with the Quebec Club, _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/) .  BTW we had
81 buses up  there.  Check that place out on your map !  Had the Blues channel
on  most of the time and many visitors around the bus wanting to know where I
was  getting all the good tunes way up there in the bush !  I'm sure I sold
more  than a few subscriptions for Sirius.  Where's my commission check ?  (:-)
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Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW Camper
camping event, Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2004
'87 Westy, '90 Carat &  Lionel Trains
Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_
(http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/)  & _CCVWC_
(http://www.ccvwc.ca/)
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in  the Ottawa Valley
_STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel  Mufflers_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
_Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
or  http://frankcondelli.com