TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Newcomb, VIC 3219
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Choosing a transmitter in Newcomb
Mt Dandenong is 91 km from Newcomb; the Highton repeater is 7.3 km. Distance alone does not decide it — the repeater is low-power and directional, while Mt Dandenong is powerful but far. Your roof's view decides.
The numbers for Newcomb
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 91 km, bearing 66° (east-north-east)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- Local repeater in reach
- Highton repeater (Geelong): 7.3 km at 281° (west), UHF horizontal, 4 kW
- 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 — or, where the Highton repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted horizontally and aimed at it
Calculated from Newcomb'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 Newcomb and Mt Dandenong
Between Newcomb and Mt Dandenong lie Sandringham, Highett, Oakleigh South, Clayton, Wantirna South and The Basin. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 91 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The shorter path to the Highton repeater (7.3 km at 281°) runs over Thomson, East Geelong and South Geelong.
When we aim a Newcomb antenna we start at 66° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
Houses and roofs around Newcomb
Housing around Newcomb runs from older homes with original antennas and cable to new estates with builder-fitted antennas. For most of them we 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 — or, where the Highton repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted horizontally and aimed at it, aimed with a meter at whichever site measures cleaner.
What usually goes wrong in Newcomb
- UHF antenna pointed at a VHF transmitter (or vice versa)
- Builder antennas mounted low on new estates
- Salt-air corrosion near the water
Newcomb and the suburbs next door
- Whittington — 1.2 km to the south-south-west, 0.9 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Thomson — 1.3 km to the west, 1.2 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- East Geelong — 1.6 km to the west-north-west, 0.9 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Breakwater — 2.3 km to the south-west, 2.2 km further from Mt Dandenong.
Newcomb shares the 3219 postcode with Breakwater, East Geelong, St Albans Park, Thomson and Whittington.
What it costs in Newcomb
Fixed pricing in Newcomb: 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.
Newcomb antenna questions
Should my Newcomb antenna point across the bay or to the local repeater?
Mt Dandenong is 91 km away (VHF, horizontal); the Highton repeater is 7.3 km away (UHF, horizontal). The better choice varies by street. We meter both and fit an antenna built for the winner.
Can one antenna receive both?
A combination VHF/UHF antenna can, but the two sites are in different directions, so it can only point at one. We pick the stronger, cleaner source for your address.
Why did my picture get worse after a new antenna went up?
Often because it was a different type, or pointed at the other site. We check both the antenna type and the aim.