TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Mernda, VIC 3754
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New estate, weak picture: what's going on in Mernda
Colorbond roofs on Mernda 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 Mernda
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 35 km, bearing 142° (south-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 Mernda'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 Mernda and Mt Dandenong
Between Mernda and Mt Dandenong lie Wattle Glen, Kangaroo Ground, Wonga Park, Croydon North and Kilsyth. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 35 km line affects what your antenna receives.
When we aim a Mernda antenna we start at 142° 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 Mernda
For Mernda we usually recommend a mid-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a short mast above the roofline. 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 Mernda
- Builder-supplied antenna too small for the distance
- Push-on connectors that worked loose
- New two-storey homes blocking the path
Mernda and the suburbs next door
- Doreen — 4.1 km to the east-south-east, 3.6 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- South Morang — 5.7 km to the south-south-west, 2.7 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Yan Yean — 6.1 km to the north-east, 1.7 km further from Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of rural acreage fringe reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- Whittlesea — 8.4 km to the north, 6.5 km further from Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of rural acreage fringe reception, so faults there tend to differ.
Mernda shares the 3754 postcode with Doreen.
What it costs in Mernda
Fixed pricing in Mernda: 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.
Mernda antenna questions
My Mernda 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 35 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 Mernda antenna face?
Toward Mt Dandenong: about 142° (south-east), 35 km away, VHF with horizontal polarisation.