TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Boneo, VIC 3939
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Reading the hills around Boneo
Altitude helps only if there is a view. A Boneo 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 Boneo
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 76 km, bearing 32° (north-north-east)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- Local repeater in reach
- Rosebud repeater: 4.7 km at 4° (north), UHF vertical, 25 W
- What we usually fit
- A long-range high-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a tall, guyed mast, with a masthead amplifier only if the meter calls for one — or, where the Rosebud repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted vertically and aimed at it
Calculated from Boneo'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 Boneo and Mt Dandenong
Between Boneo and Mt Dandenong lie McCrae, Seaford, Bangholme, Doveton, Upper Ferntree Gully and The Basin. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 76 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The path to the Rosebud repeater is only 4.7 km, bearing 4° (north).
When we aim a Boneo antenna we start at 32° 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 Boneo
For Boneo we usually recommend a long-range high-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a tall, guyed mast, with a masthead amplifier only if the meter calls for one — or, where the Rosebud repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted vertically and aimed at it. The polarisation matters here: Mt Dandenong is horizontal, while the Rosebud repeater is vertical, so an antenna mounted the wrong way loses most of the signal even when pointed correctly.
What usually goes wrong in Boneo
- Antenna aimed at a transmitter the house cannot see
- Lightning-damaged masthead amplifiers
- Branches bending elements in storms
Boneo and the suburbs next door
- Fingal — 2.5 km to the west-south-west, 2.0 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Capel Sound — 4.5 km to the north-north-west, 3.0 km closer to Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of coastal salt belt reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- St Andrews Beach — 5.1 km to the west, 3.4 km further from Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of coastal salt belt reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- Tootgarook — 5.5 km to the north-west, 1.7 km closer to Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of coastal salt belt reception, so faults there tend to differ.
Boneo shares the 3939 postcode with Cape Schanck, Fingal and Rosebud.
What it costs in Boneo
Fixed pricing in Boneo: 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.
Boneo antenna questions
Should my Boneo antenna point to Mt Dandenong or a repeater?
It depends on your exact position. Mt Dandenong is 76 km away (VHF, horizontal); the Rosebud repeater is 4.7 km away (UHF, vertical). 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.