TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Belgrave South, VIC 3160
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Reading the hills around Belgrave South
Altitude helps only if there is a view. A Belgrave South home high on a slope may face away from Mt Dandenong with the hill itself in the way. Sometimes the answer is a repeater behind you rather than the main transmitter in front.
The numbers for Belgrave South
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 12 km, bearing 357° (north)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- Local repeater in reach
- Selby repeater: 3.6 km at 36° (north-east), UHF horizontal, 250 W
- What we usually fit
- A compact VHF/UHF combination antenna — or, where the Selby repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted horizontally and aimed at it
Calculated from Belgrave South's centre point using ACMA transmitter locations. On the day we confirm the best source with a calibrated meter at your roofline.
What lies between Belgrave South and Mt Dandenong
Between Belgrave South and Mt Dandenong lie Belgrave, Tecoma, Sherbrooke, Sassafras and Mount Dandenong. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 12 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The shorter path to the Selby repeater (3.6 km at 36°) runs over Selby.
When we aim a Belgrave South antenna we start at 357° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
Getting a stable picture in Belgrave South
For Belgrave South we usually recommend a compact VHF/UHF combination antenna — or, where the Selby repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted horizontally and aimed at it. The polarisation matters here: Mt Dandenong is horizontal, while the Selby repeater is horizontal, so an antenna mounted the wrong way loses most of the signal even when pointed correctly.
What usually goes wrong in Belgrave South
- Antenna aimed at a transmitter the house cannot see
- Lightning-damaged masthead amplifiers
- Branches bending elements in storms
Belgrave South and the suburbs next door
- Belgrave Heights — 2.4 km to the north-west, 1.9 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Narre Warren East — 2.5 km to the south-south-east, 2.4 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Belgrave — 3.1 km to the north, 3.1 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Selby — 3.1 km to the north-north-east, 2.7 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
Belgrave South shares the 3160 postcode with Belgrave, Belgrave Heights and Tecoma.
What it costs in Belgrave South
Fixed pricing in Belgrave South: we test, you approve the price, we do the work. Repairs start from $98, there is no call-out charge if you proceed, new antenna installs are $120 off, and concession card holders save more.
Belgrave South antenna questions
Should my Belgrave South antenna point to Mt Dandenong or a repeater?
It depends on your exact position. Mt Dandenong is 12 km away (VHF, horizontal); the Selby repeater is 3.6 km away (UHF, horizontal). We meter both from your roof and point at whichever gives the cleaner signal.
Why is my picture worse in winter or after rain?
Wet leaves absorb signal. If trees are near your antenna's path, rain makes the loss worse. Raising the antenna or moving it usually fixes it.
My neighbour gets a perfect picture — why don't I?
In hilly areas a few metres of elevation or a single tree can change everything. Your neighbour may be pointing at a different transmitter or have a clearer path. We meter from your roof specifically.
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