How to find compass bearing to my TV transmitter

[d000hg]

My new house has no TV point in my study and I am wondering if I can get away with a portable aerial in the short term... but it depends what side of the house the transmitter is. Is there a site that will tell me the bearing to my local mast?

[Zippy]

My new house has no TV point in my study and I am wondering if I can get away with a portable aerial in the short term... but it depends what side of the house the transmitter is. Is there a site that will tell me the bearing to my local mast?

ITV region maps

And you'll need a compass.

[zeitghost]

By the wonders of google:

Mounting A Terrestrial TV Aerial In The UK - 3 Aerial Alignment Calculator (with internet mapping)

Gosh.

My aerial is just about right.

I'm amazed.

[d000hg]

By the wonders of google:

Mounting A Terrestrial TV Aerial In The UK - 3 Aerial Alignment Calculator (with internet mapping)

What a great site.

And by some happy coincidence, Google maps my postcode exactly on top of MY house rather than elsewhere on the street.

[xoggoth]

See which way the neighbours' aerials are pointing?

[d000hg]

See which way the neighbours' aerials are pointing?

It's a conservation area, they have to be hidden in the roofs. I could clamber into the loft but that would only show where the best transmitter is, whereas I want to know if there is a transmitter I can 'see' from my office window which has maybe 120 degrees of sight.

[Troll]

Don't you just find the nearest tree and check which side the moss is growing on or summat?

[Old Hack]

I'd try and source a true digital aerial. The one we had, pre sky, was tiny, I mean maybe 4/5 inches long and was perfect. It was also omni directional.

[BolshieBastard]

Portable aerials are pretty crap imo. Even with a booster you'll still likely end up with a grainey picture. Roof space mounted aerials work well (I have one in my loft instead of outside like all my neighbours!) because the signal only has to go through a tile and a bit of felt.

But, in a room, the signal has to penetrate a brick, cavity wall that likely has insulation if a relatively new build, breeze block and a dry lined wall. Not good!

IMO, your options are limited. Once you get that net connection sorted and, if your tv is capable, the best option would be a powerline plug from a BT box or similar. Otherwise, I'd say a roof space mounted aerial with co axial cable drop into the study.

[d000hg]

Portable aerials are pretty crap imo. Even with a booster you'll still likely end up with a grainey picture. Roof space mounted aerials work well (I have one in my loft instead of outside like all my neighbours!) because the signal only has to go through a tile and a bit of felt.

But, in a room, the signal has to penetrate a brick, cavity wall that likely has insulation if a relatively new build, breeze block and a dry lined wall. Not good!

IMO, your options are limited. Once you get that net connection sorted and, if your tv is capable, the best option would be a powerline plug from a BT box or similar. Otherwise, I'd say a roof space mounted aerial with co axial cable drop into the study.

I've used portable before and while they are often dodgy they can be OK - and for my office it's not a priority Obviously if you have a decent transmitter in range you can do much better.

We have a roof aerial with sockets on ground and 2nd floor but none on first floor. I'm sure a handyman could get an additional socket (I know the more sockets the worse it gets) but I thought while we're getting settled in I might try the easy option first - in a couple of weeks I should be able to get TV over the internet as well.