TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Footscray, VIC 3011
Footscray (3011) is 40 km from Mt Dandenong, bearing 96°. We meter the signal at your roof, quote a fixed price and fix the fault — usually the same day.
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From our job notes
Footscray heritage roofs
Footscray's workers' cottages and Victorian terraces carry terracotta tile and old tin roofs, often with the original antenna and perished RG59 cable. Most reception faults are fixed by replacing the cable and balun.
Mt Dandenong is about 40 km away across the city, so the antenna needs to be the right type and aimed accurately — marginal installs that work in the east fail here.
Reception in Footscray's older streets
Mature trees are the other Footscray problem. Elms and plane trees that were saplings when the antenna went up can now sit across the path to Mt Dandenong, which is to the east. Wet leaves absorb signal, so reception gets worse in rain and in summer when the trees are in full leaf.
Footscray reception data
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 40 km, bearing 96° (east)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- What we usually fit
- A mid-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a short mast above the roofline
Calculated from Footscray'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 Footscray and Mt Dandenong
Between Footscray and Mt Dandenong lie West Melbourne, Fitzroy, Deepdene, Box Hill, Nunawading and Ringwood East. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 40 km line affects what your antenna receives.
When we aim a Footscray antenna we start at 96° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
Getting a clean signal into a Footscray house
Period homes in Footscray often have the TV point in an awkward place — the old lounge, now a study. Moving or adding points is straightforward from the roof space, with flush outlets that suit the room.
What usually goes wrong in Footscray
- Street trees grown into the signal path
- Daisy-chained splitters from decades of extensions
- Wall plates and fly leads from the 1980s
Footscray and the suburbs next door
- Seddon — 0.8 km to the south, about the same distance from Mt Dandenong.
- Kingsville — 1.7 km to the south-west, 1.2 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- West Footscray — 1.8 km to the west, 1.8 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Maidstone — 2.2 km to the north-west, 1.5 km further from Mt Dandenong.
Footscray shares the 3011 postcode with Seddon and Seddon West.
What it costs in Footscray
Pricing in Footscray is simple. Repairs start from $98 and you approve a fixed price first. Go ahead and the call-out costs nothing. Need a new antenna? You save $120 on the install, and seniors, pensioners and DVA card holders get a discount.
Footscray antenna questions
Do I need a new antenna, or just new cable?
Often just cable. In Footscray the antenna itself is frequently fine and the RG59 coax or balun has failed. We meter at the antenna before quoting, so you only replace what is faulty.
Can you mount an antenna on a chimney?
Yes, with stainless chimney straps, provided the brickwork is sound. If it is not, we use a wall or rafter bracket instead.
My Footscray house is heritage-listed — is that a problem?
Usually not. We look for a rear or side position that keeps the frontage clear, and can provide details if council asks.