TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Strathtulloh, VIC 3338
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New estate, weak picture: what's going on in Strathtulloh
Colorbond roofs on Strathtulloh 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 Strathtulloh
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 67 km, bearing 99° (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 Strathtulloh'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 Strathtulloh and Mt Dandenong
Between Strathtulloh and Mt Dandenong lie Burnside, Maidstone, Parkville, Clifton Hill, Greythorn, Blackburn North and Heathmont. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 67 km line affects what your antenna receives.
When we aim a Strathtulloh antenna we start at 99° 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 Strathtulloh
For Strathtulloh 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 Strathtulloh
- Builder-supplied antenna too small for the distance
- Push-on connectors that worked loose
- New two-storey homes blocking the path
Strathtulloh and the suburbs next door
- Weir Views — 2.0 km to the west-north-west, 1.9 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Thornhill Park — 2.5 km to the east-south-east, 2.5 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Eynesbury — 2.9 km to the west-south-west, 2.7 km further from Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of rural acreage fringe reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- Cobblebank — 3.9 km to the north, about the same distance from Mt Dandenong.
Strathtulloh shares the 3338 postcode with Brookfield, Cobblebank, Exford, Eynesbury, Melton South and Weir Views.
What it costs in Strathtulloh
Fixed pricing in Strathtulloh: 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.
Strathtulloh antenna questions
My Strathtulloh 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 67 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 Strathtulloh antenna face?
Toward Mt Dandenong: about 99° (east), 67 km away, VHF with horizontal polarisation.
Strathtulloh: same day, fixed price, local tech.
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