TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Corio, VIC 3214
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Choosing a transmitter in Corio
Mt Dandenong is 91 km from Corio; the Highton repeater is 10 km. Distance alone does not decide it — the repeater is low-power and directional, while Mt Dandenong is powerful but far. Your roof's view decides.
The numbers for Corio
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 91 km, bearing 73° (east-north-east)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- Local repeater in reach
- Highton repeater (Geelong): 10 km at 203° (south-south-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 Corio'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 Corio and Mt Dandenong
Between Corio and Mt Dandenong lie Brighton East, Ormond, Hughesdale, Pinewood and Glen Waverley. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 91 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The shorter path to the Highton repeater (10 km at 203°) runs over Norlane, North Geelong, Bell Park and Herne Hill.
When we aim a Corio antenna we start at 73° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
Houses and roofs around Corio
Housing around Corio runs from older homes with original antennas and cable to new estates with builder-fitted antennas. For most of them we 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, aimed with a meter at whichever site measures cleaner.
What usually goes wrong in Corio
- UHF antenna pointed at a VHF transmitter (or vice versa)
- Builder antennas mounted low on new estates
- Salt-air corrosion near the water
Corio and the suburbs next door
- Norlane — 2.0 km to the south, 0.8 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Lovely Banks — 2.4 km to the west-north-west, 1.9 km further from Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of rural acreage fringe reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- Bell Post Hill — 3.9 km to the south-west, 3.4 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- North Geelong — 4.0 km to the south, 1.7 km further from Mt Dandenong.
Corio shares the 3214 postcode with Norlane and North Shore.
What it costs in Corio
Fixed pricing in Corio: 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.
Corio antenna questions
Should my Corio antenna point across the bay or to the local repeater?
Mt Dandenong is 91 km away (VHF, horizontal); the Highton repeater is 10 km away (UHF, horizontal). The better choice varies by street. We meter both and fit an antenna built for the winner.
Can one antenna receive both?
A combination VHF/UHF antenna can, but the two sites are in different directions, so it can only point at one. We pick the stronger, cleaner source for your address.
Why did my picture get worse after a new antenna went up?
Often because it was a different type, or pointed at the other site. We check both the antenna type and the aim.