I had a Sportster 2 that died over the weekend (odd since it was just sitting on my table) so I took Sirius up on the $9.99 Stratus 5 offer. New radio arrived and I installed in the car. I noticed that the power plug is slightly smaller on the Stratus vs. the Sportster. My Sportster power was hardwired into my car and I really want to be able to use that instead of the cigarette lighter. Are there any kind of adapters I could use to make the plug the proper size? If not, could I just splice the Stratus plug onto the Sportster wire?
Also - the FM signal on the Stratus is terrible compared to the Sportster, even with the FEA. When I plugged the FEA into the dock, it actually sounded worse than before I attached it - virtually all static or hearing other people's radios clearly on the same open frequency as I was driving to work. I pulled it out and let it barely touch the input on the dock and got fairly clear reception but still had many areas of static/interference. This might be a short term solution but I don't see how this can be a good way to get reception longterm - any suggestions? Is the dock defective?
Also - the FM signal on the Stratus is terrible compared to the Sportster, even with the FEA. When I plugged the FEA into the dock, it actually sounded worse than before I attached it - virtually all static or hearing other people's radios clearly on the same open frequency as I was driving to work. I pulled it out and let it barely touch the input on the dock and got fairly clear reception but still had many areas of static/interference. This might be a short term solution but I don't see how this can be a good way to get reception longterm - any suggestions? Is the dock defective?