The Akron repeater was being operated illegally (without FCC permission). SIRI had no license for it.
The FCC shut down a total of 11 illegal Sirius repeaters around the country and forced Sirius to cut down the power of the modulators in their plug and play receivers. Last July, as part of the merger negotiations, Sirius agreed to pay a 19.6 million dollar fine over the illegal repeaters and overpowered modulators.
The FCC did grant SIRI temporary authority to run the repeaters again, but I guess for whatever reason, they decided not to. If you don't mind a lot of heavy legalese reading, you can peek at the link below. (Section 8 gave Sirius permission to put the repeaters back on the air temporarily).
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-176A1.pdf
They did apply to get the repeaters back on line, but it seems nothing has come of it....
No I am clearly picking up a terrestrial signal. I never had one in the past and when I go into the antenna aiming, a "TERR" signal is now showing up. Most overpasses are fine with me, but I go though some dense overpasses on my way to work everyday, and everyday (until the repeater coming back on), I would lose my signal for a sec or two.Could it be you are picking up the new Sirius stationary satellite (FM5) instead of a repeater? Where I used to get dropouts under bridges/overpasses, I no longer do- because of this new bird.
any updates on this. It's now December. Wonder if they turned it back on.Well, that looked to have been short lived... The TERR repeater is back off now. WTF. Maybe they are playing around with it? Who knows...
Yes, it has been back on full time now for a while. I have a feeling that the antenna is pointed NNW, so some parts of Fairlawn may see the signal, but it would be week. As for N. Canton, that's a definitely not. I have been able to get it in Cuyahoga Falls, everywhere in central Akron, N. Akron, and most of West Akron. The signal doesn't penetrate too far south, maybe to Waterloo Rd. and that's it. Signal doesn't go far east at all, It doesn't even make it to 91 when I am driving on the interstate. But, the big areas (basically downtown and surrounding areas) are now covered and in my opinion that was the areas that needed to be addressed, so I am happy...any updates on this. It's now December. Wonder if they turned it back on.
I live in N Canton but work in Fairlawn. I face the wrong direction at work to pick up the satellite signal. would love to see a terrestrial signal.
I guess I spoke too soon, it went down again yesterday and is still down now! Erghh Sirius fix this damn repeater already!!Yes, it has been back on full time now for a while. I have a feeling that the antenna is pointed NNW, so some parts of Fairlawn may see the signal, but it would be week. As for N. Canton, that's a definitely not. I have been able to get it in Cuyahoga Falls, everywhere in central Akron, N. Akron, and most of West Akron. The signal doesn't penetrate too far south, maybe to Waterloo Rd. and that's it. Signal doesn't go far east at all, It doesn't even make it to 91 when I am driving on the interstate. But, the big areas (basically downtown and surrounding areas) are now covered and in my opinion that was the areas that needed to be addressed, so I am happy...
Hopefully this helps...