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altis · 22-09-2005, 17:47

If you're only 14 miles from Sutton Coldfield then I'd suggest you'll get a good signal with a piece of wet string. Check out your signal path by:

If you don't know it already, work out your grid reference using:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/
Submit your postcode and then, at the bottom of the map, you'll see a link called 'Click here to convert/measure coordinates'. Follow that and you'll see your Landranger grid reference on the row marked 'LR'. Copy that and then go to:
http://www.tellyaerial.co.uk/
Click the tab for Technical Info and then click on Terrain Mapping. Pop in the grid reference, select your transmitter and away you go. It draws a profile of the ground between you and the transmitter. Ideally, there should be no obstacles above the red curve.

22-09-2005, 17:47	#7
altis cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Warrington ntl:81304 Altitude: 12m (and falling) Posts: 4,499	Re: Freeview help If you're only 14 miles from Sutton Coldfield then I'd suggest you'll get a good signal with a piece of wet string. Check out your signal path by: If you don't know it already, work out your grid reference using: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ Submit your postcode and then, at the bottom of the map, you'll see a link called 'Click here to convert/measure coordinates'. Follow that and you'll see your Landranger grid reference on the row marked 'LR'. Copy that and then go to: http://www.tellyaerial.co.uk/ Click the tab for Technical Info and then click on Terrain Mapping. Pop in the grid reference, select your transmitter and away you go. It draws a profile of the ground between you and the transmitter. Ideally, there should be no obstacles above the red curve.