[sclug] Finding my transmitter

[Alan Pope]

2009/12/13 Neil Haughton <haughtonomous at googlemail.com>:
>>
>> : What's the best way of figuring out what transmitter I'm on?
>>
>> IME, a compass and a map. ?Use the compass to see where your aerial is
>> pointing, and locate anything likely-looking on the map.
>>
>
> I simply don't believe you can seriously be suggesting standing outside in
> the wind and rain with a magnetic pointy thing and a piece of printed paper.
> That's soooo not the Linux way.
>
>

Indeed. I'd just punch your postcode into Wolfbane..

http://www.wolfbane.com/cgi-bin/tvd.exe

It will list nearby transmitters with their compass bearing and distance.

Cheers,
Al.