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XM and SIRIUS FCC Modifications May Not Be So SIRIUS

The modifications required to get XM radios back in compliance with the FCC may be much smaller that we thought. When Forbes published an article that read "The FCC issue could be more pervasive than previously believed", we previously believed them. Pitty us, as the answer may be much closer to the mundane.



According to Orbitcast, the part needed isn't internal, it's simply a 25-cent ferrite bead. That's right, one of those funny little bumps on the cord may be the cause of all this ruckus. The little loop is used to dampen magnetic radiation emmitted from cables carrying electric current.

This is good news for everyone involved if its true. I'm still not certain this is the issue in question. Other stories have pointed to the FM modulator being the problem that drew the ire of the FCC. If that's the case, I'm hard pressed to see how this fixes the issue.
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