TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Mickleham, VIC 3064
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New estate, weak picture: what's going on in Mickleham
Colorbond roofs on Mickleham 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 Mickleham
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 52 km, bearing 126° (south-east)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- What we usually fit
- A high-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a mast that clears the ridge
Calculated from Mickleham'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 Mickleham and Mt Dandenong
Between Mickleham and Mt Dandenong lie Craigieburn, Mill Park, Briar Hill and Warranwood. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 52 km line affects what your antenna receives.
When we aim a Mickleham antenna we start at 126° 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 Mickleham
For Mickleham we usually recommend a high-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a mast that clears the ridge. 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 Mickleham
- Builder-supplied antenna too small for the distance
- Push-on connectors that worked loose
- New two-storey homes blocking the path
Mickleham and the suburbs next door
- Craigieburn — 6.4 km to the south-east, 6.4 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Kalkallo — 8.3 km to the east-north-east, 2.8 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Donnybrook — 8.3 km to the east, 5.3 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Roxburgh Park — 8.7 km to the south-east, 8.1 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
Mickleham shares the 3064 postcode with Craigieburn, Donnybrook, Kalkallo and Roxburgh Park.
What it costs in Mickleham
Fixed pricing in Mickleham: 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.
Mickleham antenna questions
My Mickleham 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 52 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 Mickleham antenna face?
Toward Mt Dandenong: about 126° (south-east), 52 km away, VHF with horizontal polarisation.