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Originally Posted by redhot47fla
An antenna amplifier will not help when you're deep inside a garage or if you sit under an overpass (there already is buffering capability that will maintain your signal for about four seconds under any obstruction, but that's a whole different conversation).
An antenna amplifier theoretically could help you maintain a signal in more marginal conditions, such as passing under a row of trees (the dropout problem intensifies if the leaves are wet) or as you're driving through a canyon of tall buildings.
In the end, the positioning of the sat-radio antenna inside the M850 and apparently buried near the rear driver-side wheel certainly seems like a questionable choice.
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Agreed on the lack of Shark Fin (guessing an issue with the carbon fiber roof and obviously a no go with the convertibles) with the result being burying the antenna in the rear driver-side fender as the culprit. I'm still not sure on how an amplifier can solve the problem though as satellite by nature is line of sight and if blocked (underpass, garage, tress, etc.) the only thing an amplifier can do is just amplify the "radio silence" from the drop out.
