TV Antenna Installation & Repair in McKinnon, VIC 3204
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Reception in McKinnon's older streets
Many McKinnon homes have been rewired with solar panels, new downlights and inverters since the antenna went up. That equipment can radiate interference into old, poorly shielded cable. Replacing the run with quad-shield RG6 usually silences it.
The numbers for McKinnon
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 28 km, bearing 73° (east-north-east)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- What we usually fit
- A compact VHF/UHF combination antenna
Calculated from McKinnon'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 McKinnon and Mt Dandenong
Between McKinnon and Mt Dandenong lie Murrumbeena, Hughesdale, Oakleigh, Pinewood, Syndal, Glen Waverley and Studfield. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 28 km line affects what your antenna receives.
When we aim a McKinnon 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.
Getting a clean signal into a McKinnon house
The signal from Mt Dandenong arrives from about 73° (east-north-east), 28 km away, horizontally polarised on VHF. We check it at the antenna first: if it is clean there, the fault is downstream in the cable, splitter or wall plate, and the antenna stays. If it is poor at the antenna, we try a higher or different mounting point before recommending a new one.
What usually goes wrong in McKinnon
- Original RG59 cable losing signal and corroding at the eaves
- Daisy-chained splitters from decades of extensions
- Antenna knocked off alignment by roof or solar work
McKinnon and the suburbs next door
- Ormond — 0.9 km to the north-north-east, 0.4 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Bentleigh — 1.4 km to the south, about the same distance from Mt Dandenong.
- Glen Huntly — 1.9 km to the north, 0.7 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Brighton East — 2.0 km to the west-south-west, 1.9 km further from Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of coastal salt belt reception, so faults there tend to differ.
McKinnon shares the 3204 postcode with Bentleigh, Ormond and Patterson.
What it costs in McKinnon
Fixed pricing in McKinnon: 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.
McKinnon antenna questions
Do you work on slate and terracotta roofs in McKinnon?
Yes. We use roof ladders and walk-boards on brittle roofs and route cable through existing penetrations where possible. If any tile is cracked during access, we tell you on the day.
Do I need a new antenna, or just new cable?
Often just cable. In McKinnon 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.
Where should the antenna go on a McKinnon period home?
It needs a clear view toward Mt Dandenong (about 73°, east-north-east). On heritage frontages we look for a rear or side position first so the antenna is less visible from the street.