A Worldspace radio uses a tiny satellite dish to suck up subscription radio from two satellites over Africa and the Middle East. The one I have here needs to be replaced. It was bought here, but I have never seen another one for sale.
I will soon be home in the US and would like to buy one there. Worldspace does not work in the US.
Does anyone in the US sell the things? I checked Amazon and did a quick Google. No luck.
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Is WorldSpace Satellite Radio service available in the United States?
No, But WorldSpace provides four of the original content channel programming on XM Satellite Radio, America’s most successful Satellite Radio company. WorldSpace had originally owned XM, and the WorldSpace proprietary and patented technology is used in each XM receiver. The WorldSpace Satellite Radio Service is available in Asia, Africa, Middle East, and parts of Europe.
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Yes, buying from the UK is not a good option. Remarkable. How many thousands of Americans live in this region, but nobody is selling them the radios they need here. Grumble.
I had investigated using Worldspace on a merchant ship which sails European waters, but there is no inexpensive way to keep the antenna pointed at the satellite while the ship is in motion. The Worldspace advert is a little misleading, as it would lead one to believe it is possible to use one in an moving vehicle. It would be possible if one had an expensive automatic satellite antenna positioner. Their satellite does not transmit as potent a signal as do the Sirius and XM systems available in North America. Neither of these require a directional antenna.