TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Charlemont, VIC 3217
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New estate, weak picture: what's going on in Charlemont
Colorbond roofs on Charlemont 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 Charlemont
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 96 km, bearing 0° (north)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- Local repeater in reach
- Highton repeater (Geelong): 8.2 km at 326° (north-west), UHF horizontal, 4 kW
- 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 Highton repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted horizontally and aimed at it
Calculated from Charlemont'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 Charlemont and Mt Dandenong
Between Charlemont and Mt Dandenong lie Moolap, Black Rock, Moorabbin, Clayton, Wheelers Hill and Boronia. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 96 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The shorter path to the Highton repeater (8.2 km at 326°) runs over Marshall, Grovedale, Belmont and Highton.
When we aim a Charlemont antenna we start at 0° 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 Charlemont
For Charlemont 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 Highton repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted horizontally and aimed at it. 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 Charlemont
- Builder-supplied antenna too small for the distance
- Push-on connectors that worked loose
- New two-storey homes blocking the path
Charlemont and the suburbs next door
- Marshall — 1.8 km to the north-north-west, about the same distance from Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of across-the-bay path reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- Armstrong Creek — 2.2 km to the south-south-east, 0.4 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Grovedale — 2.5 km to the north-west, 0.5 km further from Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of across-the-bay path reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- St Albans Park — 3.4 km to the north-east, 3.2 km closer to Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of across-the-bay path reception, so faults there tend to differ.
Charlemont shares the 3217 postcode with Armstrong Creek, Freshwater Creek and Mount Duneed.
What it costs in Charlemont
Fixed pricing in Charlemont: 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.
Charlemont antenna questions
My Charlemont 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 96 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 Charlemont antenna face?
Toward Mt Dandenong: about 0° (north), 96 km away, VHF with horizontal polarisation. The Highton repeater is 8.2 km away and we meter it too.