TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Bunyip, VIC 3815
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From our job notes
Bunyip
Bunyip is about 44 km from Mt Dandenong, but the hills toward Bunyip North and Labertouche shadow some properties. A few rural blocks do better with Mt Tassie in the Latrobe Valley — UHF rather than VHF, and in almost the opposite direction. We meter both before installing.
Rural blocks often need a taller mast and low-loss cable to outbuildings.
What Bunyip properties need
Bunyip properties sometimes sit in a hollow with the house below the paddock line. Raising the antenna on a taller mast or moving it to a pole on higher ground can turn a marginal signal into a solid one.
The numbers for Bunyip
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 44 km, bearing 312° (north-west)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- Second option
- Mt Tassie (Latrobe Valley): 81 km at 115° (east-south-east), UHF horizontal
- What we usually fit
- A mid-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a short mast above the roofline
Calculated from Bunyip'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 Bunyip and Mt Dandenong
Between Bunyip and Mt Dandenong lie Tynong North, Cockatoo, Avonsleigh and Olinda. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 44 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The alternative, Mt Tassie, is 81 km away at 115° (east-south-east) — almost a different direction entirely, so the antenna can only favour one.
When we aim a Bunyip antenna we start at 312° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
How we set up Bunyip systems
For Bunyip we usually recommend a mid-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a short mast above the roofline. If the house sits below a rise, a taller mast or a pole mount away from the house can make the difference. We aim with a meter, check every channel and leave the readings with you.
What usually goes wrong in Bunyip
- Long cable runs to outbuildings losing signal
- Corroded joins on old outdoor cable
- Lightning-damaged amplifiers on exposed sites
Bunyip and the suburbs next door
- Garfield — 3.4 km to the west, 2.5 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Bunyip North — 3.8 km to the north-east, about the same distance from Mt Dandenong.
- Longwarry — 4.3 km to the east-south-east, 3.9 km further from Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of regional town & valley reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- Longwarry North — 4.7 km to the north-east, 1.3 km further from Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of regional town & valley reception, so faults there tend to differ.
Bunyip shares the 3815 postcode with Bunyip North, Iona and Tonimbuk.
What it costs in Bunyip
Fixed pricing in Bunyip: 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.
Our services in Bunyip
Fixed price before we start, same-day where possible, 25-year warranty on new antennas.
Bunyip antenna questions
Which transmitter does Bunyip use?
Most properties aim at Mt Dandenong, 44 km away at about 312° (north-west), VHF horizontal. Mt Tassie (81 km, UHF) is the alternative on some blocks. We meter both where relevant.
Can you run TV to my shed or granny flat?
Yes. We split the signal properly at the house, run low-loss cable to the outbuilding and add an amplifier if the distance needs it.
Do I need a taller mast?
If a rise, tree line or building sits in the path, often yes. We test at different heights before recommending one.