TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Plumpton, VIC 3335
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New estate, weak picture: what's going on in Plumpton
Colorbond roofs on Plumpton 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 Plumpton
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 63 km, bearing 107° (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 high-gain VHF/UHF combination antenna on a mast that clears the ridge
Calculated from Plumpton'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 Plumpton and Mt Dandenong
Between Plumpton and Mt Dandenong lie Hillside, Keilor, Strathmore, Eaglemont, Doncaster East, Ringwood North and Bayswater North. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 63 km line affects what your antenna receives.
When we aim a Plumpton antenna we start at 107° 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 Plumpton
For Plumpton 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 Plumpton
- Builder-supplied antenna too small for the distance
- Push-on connectors that worked loose
- New two-storey homes blocking the path
Plumpton and the suburbs next door
- Melton — 4.5 km to the west, 4.2 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Aintree — 5.1 km to the south, 1.7 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Fraser Rise — 5.6 km to the south-east, 5.2 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Rockbank — 6.4 km to the south, 0.7 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
Plumpton shares the 3335 postcode with Bonnie Brook, Grangefields, Rockbank and Thornhill Park.
What it costs in Plumpton
Fixed pricing in Plumpton: 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.
Plumpton antenna questions
My Plumpton 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 63 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 Plumpton antenna face?
Toward Mt Dandenong: about 107° (east-south-east), 63 km away, VHF with horizontal polarisation.