TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Melton West, VIC 3337
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New estate, weak picture: what's going on in Melton West
Colorbond roofs on Melton West 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 Melton West
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 72 km, bearing 104° (east-south-east)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- 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
Calculated from Melton West'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 Melton West and Mt Dandenong
Between Melton West and Mt Dandenong lie Fraser Rise, Keilor Downs, Essendon, Thornbury, Doncaster, Rangeview and Kilsyth South. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 72 km line affects what your antenna receives.
When we aim a Melton West antenna we start at 104° 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 Melton West
For Melton West 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. 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 Melton West
- Builder-supplied antenna too small for the distance
- Push-on connectors that worked loose
- New two-storey homes blocking the path
Melton West and the suburbs next door
- Brookfield — 2.1 km to the south-south-west, 0.6 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Harkness — 2.2 km to the north-east, 0.7 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Melton South — 3.0 km to the south-east, 2.4 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Kurunjang — 3.3 km to the east-north-east, 2.7 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
Melton West shares the 3337 postcode with Harkness, Kurunjang, Melton and Toolern Vale.
What it costs in Melton West
Fixed pricing in Melton West: 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.
Melton West antenna questions
My Melton West 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 72 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 Melton West antenna face?
Toward Mt Dandenong: about 104° (east-south-east), 72 km away, VHF with horizontal polarisation.
Melton West: same day, fixed price, local tech.
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