TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Modella, VIC 3816
Modella (3816) is 50 km from Mt Dandenong, bearing 320°. We meter the signal at your roof, quote a fixed price and fix the fault — usually the same day.
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Within 30 minutes during opening hours. Need it faster? Call 0497 098 109.
What Modella properties need
Paddocks don't block signal, but windbreaks and rows of pines do. A Modella antenna that worked for years can fade as a shelter belt matures across the path toward north-west.
Modella reception data
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 50 km, bearing 320° (north-west)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- Second option
- Mt Tassie (Latrobe Valley): 78 km at 108° (east-south-east), UHF horizontal
- What we usually fit
- A high-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a mast that clears the ridge
Calculated from Modella'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 Modella and Mt Dandenong
Between Modella and Mt Dandenong lie Iona, Tynong, Mount Burnett, Kallista and Olinda. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 50 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The alternative, Mt Tassie, is 78 km away at 108° (east-south-east) — almost a different direction entirely, so the antenna can only favour one.
When we aim a Modella antenna we start at 320° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
How we set up Modella systems
Outdoor cable runs on Modella properties get chewed, trampled and baked. We use UV-stable cable, conduit where stock or machinery cross, and sealed joints.
What usually goes wrong in Modella
- Mast too short to clear a rise or tree line
- Corroded joins on old outdoor cable
- Stock or wildlife damage to cable runs
Modella and the suburbs next door
- Iona — 4.7 km to the north-west, 4.7 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Ripplebrook — 5.2 km to the east-south-east, 4.6 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Catani — 5.8 km to the west, 3.5 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Vervale — 7.1 km to the north-west, 7.1 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
Modella shares the 3816 postcode with Labertouche, Longwarry and Longwarry North.
What it costs in Modella
Pricing in Modella is simple. Repairs start from $98 and you approve a fixed price first. Go ahead and the call-out costs nothing. Need a new antenna? You save $120 on the install, and seniors, pensioners and DVA card holders get a discount.
Modella antenna questions
Can you run TV to my shed or granny flat?
Yes. We split the signal properly at the house, run low-loss cable to the outbuilding and add an amplifier if the distance needs it.
Can you mount the antenna on a pole instead of the roof?
Yes — a pole mount in a clear spot with cable run to the house is a good option on larger blocks.
Can animals damage the cable?
Yes. We use conduit where stock or machinery cross, and UV-stable cable outdoors.