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Kenwood System-H2EC Sirius Here2Everywhere Satellite Radio Tuner with Car Docking Kit
 
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Kenwood System-H2EC Sirius Here2Everywhere Satellite Radio Tuner with Car Docking Kit

by Kenwood
2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)


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Product Specifications
Brand Name:Kenwood
Number of Items:1

Technical Details

  • Here2Everywhere satellite tuner and car docking kit for receiving Sirius satellite radio
  • Picks up 65 commercial-free music streams and 50 sports, news, and entertainment streams
  • 5 search modes (stream, artist, song, preset, or genre); 30 station presets and 24-song memory/recall bank
  • Includes car docking cradle, windshield docking base, cigarette lighter adapter, and remote control
  • Includes wireless FM transmitter; tuner measures 4.5 by 2.91 by 1.18 inches (W x H x D)
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Product Details

Product Manual [3.39mb PDF]
  • Item Weight: 1 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B0009GX2R8
  • Item model number: SYSTEM-H2EC
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,764 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy more than 120 channels of Sirius satellite radio in your car with this comprehensive docking kit, which includes everything you need for vehicle installation. The kit comes with a Sirius Here2Everywhere portable radio tuner, a remote control with batteries, a car docking cradle, a cigarette lighter power adapter, a magnetic mount antenna, a windshield docking base, and an extra power supply cord with fuse. The Here2Everywhere tuner is the centerpiece, with the ability to receive 65 commercial-free music streams and 50 sports, news, and entertainment streams regardless of whether you're driving in a major urban area or on an isolated rural road. Channel information is conveyed on the six-line, 128-by-64 LCD display, which offers three adjustable font sizes, depending on your taste, along with a dimmer and contrast control.

Channel surfing is easy thanks to the intuitive control knob, 30 station presets, and channel skip and lock functions. Listeners can also use the five search modes to find a favorite stream, artist, song, preset, or music genre. Should you happen upon a favorite song, you can even store the file within the unit's 24-song/artist memory bank, and then recall it later when the time is right. Additional features include a clock with an alarm (and a snooze button), an auto shutoff function, and a built-in wireless FM transmitter that broadcasts the Sirius stations on an empty FM frequency.

The car docking kit offers the option of installing the Here2Everywhere tuner on the windshield or console, depending on which location is most convenient. Once installed, the tuner receives its power through either the cigarette lighter adapter or the power supply cord, which fuses directly to the vehicle's 12-volt battery line. The remote control, meanwhile, offers the same functions as the front panel, making it easy to control the unit without losing sight of the road ahead. The Here2Everywhere tuner measures 4.3 by 2.91 by 1.18 inches (W x H x D).

Note: The kit requires an active subscription to Sirius Satellite Radio services.

What's in the Box
Here2Everywhere tuner, remote control, two AAA batteries, car docking cradle, cigarette lighter adapter, car magnetic-mount antenna, car windshield docking base with suction cup, power supply cord, warranty card, user's manual.

Product Description

Cradle with built-in FM transmitter Power adapter Patch cable (minijack to RCA) Suction cup mount Roof-mount antenna Allows you to use Kenwood KTC-H2E SIRIUS tuner in a second vehicle SIRIUS subscription required to receive satellite radio signal


 

Customer Reviews

10 Reviews
5 star:
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4 star:
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3 star:
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2 star:
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1 star:
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Average Customer Review
2.7 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Really disappointing, October 7, 2005
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This review is from: Kenwood System-H2EC Sirius Here2Everywhere Satellite Radio Tuner with Car Docking Kit (Electronics)
I chose the Kenwood because of the look (sleek, blue screen) and reputation of their other products. This product does not live up to their standards. I was really disappointed, and here's why:
When I received the unit, I started with the in-home docking station. I hooked it up right away and basic set-up was easy. You'll know right away whether you can get a signal from the satellite on channel 184 before you subscribe. The instructions about antenna placement was clear... it needs a clear view toward the midwest. That was a problem in my house because of its layout, orientation, and trees on the property. The signal from the satellite was weak and cut out from time to time. The antenna wire was not long enough for my home layout--windows provided too weak a signal, and the roof was out of the question. Eventually, I moved everything around the house until I found a sweet spot. What an ordeal, already.
Second, the FM modulator was very weak. I tried to tune in my home stereo to the freq on the sirius and found that the sirius tuner had to be within one foot of my receiver to get any signal, and then it was weak. With the hard wires--the RCA plugs into AUX on the home stereo--sound was clear and loud. Music at last!
I tried the car kit, and found that the satellite reception was weak there too (here a signal, there a signal and in between... silence). It changed dramatically as I drove across town. The placement of the sirius unit in the car was critical. I tried it on the front of the dash, on the console, in the passenger seat, and all over the windshield. There was only one position in the car where the sirius could talk to the receiver, and that was low-center of the wind shield. Everywhere else was nothing but static. Even in this "sweet spot" I got a poor, static filled signal. Changing freq was easy, but didn't help. No problems with interference from other stations, since there are few in my area.
I was even disappointed with the display. The blue was nice, but the station info was more than could fit and the scrolling was distracting. Changing the setting for display size didn't help: there are two settings for the screen: big and really big. (Audiovox screen for example shows more info on one screen without the need to scroll).
My wife experienced how wonderful and trouble-free Sirius can be with an "older" Streamer, so I'm going to stick with this service and try a different tuner.
The Kenwood is going back.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars kenwood H2E, January 20, 2006
This review is from: Kenwood System-H2EC Sirius Here2Everywhere Satellite Radio Tuner with Car Docking Kit (Electronics)
Nice setup for the sale price. At full price I'd try something else first. I have the home kit as well as the car kit.

The good:
The unit itself is a nice piece of hardware and the suction cup for car mounting is excellent. The extra 12VDC power cord to hard wire into your car is a nice touch as well. I have had no reception problems at all and the receiver stays relatively cool compared to others.

The bad:
I have a hard time reading the display due to the blue light. I thought it would be easy to see but I cannot see it well, there is just not enough contrast. ( Yes, I have 20/20 vision) The scrolling display is also not easy to read in either size. I would prefer good old amber or green.
More importantly the FM transmitter is weak as a kitten. I literally have to have the sirius unit on top of the radio to work. That goes for my real stereo and for boomboxes I have tried. This is a big weakness for me as it is supposed to be a "here to everywhere" unit, but only if it sits on top of your current stereo, and that stereo is within sattelite antenna distance to a window. I borrowed an older audiovox and tried it in the same place and the FM transmitter worked across the whole room and into the next.

Overall a nice unit, but the weak FM transmitter kills it for me.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars good radio....bad kit, September 10, 2006
This review is from: Kenwood System-H2EC Sirius Here2Everywhere Satellite Radio Tuner with Car Docking Kit (Electronics)
I love my sirius radio, i really really do. I do not listen to regular radio anymore. The setup of this radio was simple, and works well in my Tahoe. The only issue i have is the car kit has broken and i've had it less than a year. I need to replace it but i cannot locate a place to buy just the mounting kit sans radio. I had it professionally installed into my SUV so that i don't have the wires all over the place, and it looks great, and i don't experience the sound issues the others that posted here did.
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