GMC | Trucks - Crossover Vehicles - SUVs | Satimo ATS for OnStar & XM

Janalee Graham, Antenna Testing Engineer for GM, discusses the Santimo Antenna Testing System (ATS) used to test the band reach for both XM and OnStar. With 103 probes, the technology provides a means to test where to place antennas on the GMC vehicles in order to gain the best coverage.

The Santimo ATS has been so successful in helping develop a safe vehicle they've reported the OnStar system reaches emergency personnel even when the cell phone could not. For more information go to http://www.gmc.com/owners/owners.html.

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[Hilary54able]

It's very nerve wracking especially at high speeds. I didn't mean to offend.

[Hilary54able]

I was just trying to point out that I find that many of the trucks like GMC's tend to tailgate me and ask that please just hang back a bit: it's very n

[gmcminitruck]

cool stuff!!

No matter how good your antennas are, no coverage or very low fieldstrenght = no connection. This will however help to maintain a connection as long as technically possible.