The new XM car kit arrived night before last.  Yesterday morning before leaving for work, I installed the new XM receiver cradle and tried to use the old antenna.  No dice.  I installed the new antenna, and everything worked fine.

In comparing the two, the cradle appeared to have lost a metal sleeve on the antenna jack which would have prevented an electrical connection between the antenna and the cradle.  No electical connection, no antenna detected.  I haven’t looked closely, so I don’t really have an answer as to why the old antenna didn’t connect to the new cradle.  That connection has always been a tough one on that device, so perhaps it was damaged in some way.

I’m wrapping up loose ends at work.  I had a medical procedure yesterday morning which should eliminate (or confirm, but I think eliminate) bad medical things and reduce the problem to just an annoying one that will eventually go away (achieving menopause should cure it), but the perimenopause stage is apparently a real annoyance.  Now, if I could just get confirmation on my moving contractor and dates.  I’ve been told I should get what I asked for, but I’m reaching the point where I need to contact utility providers, and I want to ensure I have my dates right.  I expect to be watching the truck loaded with my household goods drive away two weeks from today, but I don’t have any confirmation of that.  I’m just getting a little anxious.  I’m sure it will all smooth out by next week.