TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Highton, VIC 3216
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Choosing a transmitter in Highton
Mt Dandenong is 98 km from Highton; the Highton repeater is 1.6 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 Highton
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 98 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): 1.6 km at 347° (north-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 Highton'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 Highton and Mt Dandenong
Between Highton and Mt Dandenong lie Geelong, Hampton, Moorabbin, Oakleigh South, Oakleigh East, Wantirna South and Boronia. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 98 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The path to the Highton repeater is only 1.6 km, bearing 347° (north-north-west).
When we aim a Highton 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.
Houses and roofs around Highton
Housing around Highton 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 Highton
- UHF antenna pointed at a VHF transmitter (or vice versa)
- Builder antennas mounted low on new estates
- Salt-air corrosion near the water
Highton and the suburbs next door
- Wandana Heights — 1.7 km to the west-south-west, 1.7 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Belmont — 2.0 km to the east, 1.8 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Newtown — 2.7 km to the north-north-east, 2.1 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Manifold Heights — 3.6 km to the north-north-east, 2.2 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
Highton shares the 3216 postcode with Belmont, Freshwater Creek, Grovedale, Grovedale East, Marshall, Mount Duneed, Wandana Heights and Waurn Ponds.
What it costs in Highton
Fixed pricing in Highton: 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.
Highton antenna questions
Should my Highton antenna point across the bay or to the local repeater?
Mt Dandenong is 98 km away (VHF, horizontal); the Highton repeater is 1.6 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.