Monday, October 30, 2006

mounting a Sirius antenna in a 2005 PT Cruiser Convertible



So Allison got a Sirius radio for her car recently. The instructions said that for convertibles, the best place to mount the antenna is on the roof of the trunk. With the PT Cruiser's near-vertical trunk, the reception left something to be desired. We tried mounting it on the center of the dashboard, which was so-so but still not great.

I scoured the Intertron for any other stories of people in the same situation. I found one post that said that the signal *should* travel through cloth convertible roofs. So, this is what I came up with. I mounted the antenna with double-sided tape in the middle of the "roll bar" behind the driver and passenger seat. The results have been impressive so far. Satellite reception is great, even with the top up!

Friday, October 13, 2006

mmm... beer

So this past summer at the Brickskeller I tried a Honey Basil Ale from Bison. It was scrumptious. I picked up some of their IPA from Total Beverage/Wine last week, and it's just as good.

Chalk me up as a fan.