David Eduardo wrote:
"D Peter Maus" wrote in message
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I had an XM Eno (it went the way of the dumpster) and in the Hassayampa
area of Prescott, there is no signal anywhere. I am pretty convinced at
this point that the portables need to be near terrestrial repeaters and
can't really see the satellites.
Well, that simply isn't true. Now, they do often need an external
antenna...the built-in can be pretty limited. But if you go into the menu
you can find the antenna aiming page...it will tell you if you're
listening to a repeater or a satellite. I get direct satellite reception
all over the backwater and backwoods locations I travel. And my colleagues
do the same.

The Eno is market to be worn on a wristband, and is positioned as not
needing an antena. I tried an antena that had a wire up the sleve and
clipped to my helmet, and it helped only slightly... the listening was
frequenly plagued by dropouts.
I even get reception, indoors, on a MyFi in White Lake, Wisconsin. Where
the nearest repeater is more than 5 hours away.

In LA, away from mountains, it worked. Of course, this is where there are
several dozen terrestrial repeaters.
Sounds like either you got a bad receiver, or you got a bad external
antenna. That does happen. I had a bad portable antenna out of the box.
Once replaced...never a problem. I can mow the lawn listening to Fine
Tuning, without so much as a glitch in the North Woods of Wisconsin.

Considering the radio is sold as a wrist or belt strap one, for jogging,
biking or such, not much of an exterior antenna is possible... the radio is
the size of an iPod.



I'd verify performance with another radio. Sounds like you have a dud.