Sirius Sportster 5 Satellite Radio Receiver with Vehicle Kit Logo
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THIS UNIT AFTER 3 YEARS WILL NOT RECGONISE AN ANTENA,THIS HAPPENS ON MY HOSE BASE,CAR BASE AND MY BOOM BOX, I HAVE REPLACED ALL HOME BASE,CAR BASE AND BOOM BOX AND ALL ANTENAS NOTHING HAS HELPED.......I'M SHURE ITS THE RECEIVER , I REALLY DONT WANT TO SPEND ANYMORE MONEY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ......PLEASE HELP.....YOURS TRULY....GLENN GALUS.....

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Hi Glenn,
Understandably frustrating, but it sounds like an easy fix.
First, go through the settings on your radio to be certain that nothing was set incorrectly.
Second, make sure your antenna wire is not malfunctioned or tampered with. Broken pins can render an antenna useless. These satellite radio antennae are fairly cheap to purchase on their own, so you could try purchasing a new one and see if it works.
If that's fine, open the receiver. Generally these radio's use small torx or philips screws. Once opened, check the area where the antenna is plugged in - is the lead/wire broken? Is the solder coming off? All of this can be fixed easily if spotted. You can even solder the antenna permanently on if you like.

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