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XM Satellite Weather
We are equipping ourselves for cruising/liveaboard. Any thoughts and/or experience with XM
satellite
weather
?
Destination
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East Coast
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Gulf of Mexico
, Islands. Thanx much!
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Here's the coverage area; looks like you don't have to worry about that.
sirius_coverage_map.jpg (image)
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Apparently, XM doesn't reach quite as far South as Sirius.
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Panbo: The Marine Electronics Weblog: Sirius vs XM, the coverage footprints
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