TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Burnside, VIC 3023
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New estate, weak picture: what's going on in Burnside
Colorbond roofs on Burnside new homes are easy to work on but reflect signal. An antenna mounted just above the roof sheet can see a distorted signal; a short mast that lifts it a metre or so above the ridge cleans it up.
The numbers for Burnside
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 53 km, bearing 100° (east)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- What we usually fit
- A high-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a mast that clears the ridge
Calculated from Burnside'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 Burnside and Mt Dandenong
Between Burnside and Mt Dandenong lie Cairnlea, Ascot Vale, Parkville, Clifton Hill, Mont Albert North, Nunawading and Heathmont. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 53 km line affects what your antenna receives.
When we aim a Burnside antenna we start at 100° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
Getting it right first time in Burnside
For Burnside we usually recommend a high-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a mast that clears the ridge. We aim it at Mt Dandenong on VHF with horizontal polarisation, meter every channel, and only add a masthead amplifier if the readings call for one. An amplifier cannot fix a poorly aimed or undersized antenna — it amplifies the noise too.
What usually goes wrong in Burnside
- Builder-supplied antenna too small for the distance
- Push-on connectors that worked loose
- New two-storey homes blocking the path
Burnside and the suburbs next door
- Albanvale — 1.2 km to the north-east, 0.8 km closer to Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of established middle-ring suburb reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- Caroline Springs — 1.5 km to the north-west, 1.4 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Kings Park — 2.6 km to the north-east, 1.1 km closer to Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of established middle-ring suburb reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- Deer Park — 2.7 km to the south-east, 2.1 km closer to Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of established middle-ring suburb reception, so faults there tend to differ.
Burnside shares the 3023 postcode with Burnside Heights, Cairnlea, Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Deer Park North and Ravenhall.
What it costs in Burnside
Fixed pricing in Burnside: 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.
Burnside antenna questions
My Burnside house is brand new — why is the TV pixelating?
Usually the builder fitted a small antenna low on the gable and aimed it by eye. At 53 km from Mt Dandenong that is not enough margin. A correctly sized antenna on a mast above the roofline, aimed with a meter, fixes it.
Will an amplifier fix my reception?
Only if the signal is clean but weak. If the antenna is undersized or misaligned, an amplifier just amplifies the noise. We meter first and only fit one when the numbers justify it.
Which direction should a Burnside antenna face?
Toward Mt Dandenong: about 100° (east), 53 km away, VHF with horizontal polarisation.