location of fm transmitters in uk
Posted by: GC on 10 February 2004
ive never been happy with the performance of tuners in my system despite having a g17 and a nat02, the nat02 has now gone and has been replaced by a quad fm4, seems to sound similar but i certainly dont get the analogue experience other people seem to have, how can i check that the aerial is sited properly and on a much more basic note, how do i know its pointing in the correct direction? i live near manchester and i think the aerial is roughly pointing east....
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by Martin D
Posted on: 10 February 2004 by Bob McC
Gus
Don't know where you are but I'm in Poynton near Macclesfield and reception here is crap.
Bob
Posted on: 11 February 2004 by GC
many thanks martin - think i'll have to sit down and figure all that out!
hi bob - sat in alderley edge at the moment, live a few miles away in altrincham, i think your probably right that we live in an area of poor reception......im just pretty scared of getting up on the roof to try it in different directions....
Posted on: 11 February 2004 by David Stewart
Gus,
I reckon your closest high power FM transmitter is at Winter Hill just off the A675, 4mls NW of Bolton. That would put it NNW of Altrincham. There is a low-power relay at Saddleworth as well. Might be worth trying redirecting the antenna in that direction. If it's presently pointing E you're probably picking up from the high-power transmitter at Holme Moss NW of Sheffield.
David
