TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Thomson, VIC 3219
Over-water signal paths and a local UHF repeater mean Thomson antennas are often pointed at the wrong site. We check with a meter and fix it.
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Thomson: across the bay or the local repeater?
Hills to the west and north of Thomson can shadow some streets from one site but not the other. Two houses a block apart may need antennas pointed in different directions.
Signal path from Thomson
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 93 km, bearing 67° (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): 6.0 km at 284° (west-north-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
Distances and bearings are calculated from the centre of Thomson; your roof may differ by a few degrees. Repeaters are low-power and directional, so we always confirm with a meter on site.
The signal's route to Thomson
Draw a line from Thomson toward Mt Dandenong at 67° and it crosses Sandringham, Highett, Oakleigh South, Oakleigh East, Wantirna South and The Basin before reaching the transmitter 93 km away.
The shorter path to the Highton repeater (6.0 km at 284°) runs over East Geelong and South Geelong.
Practical tip: stand where your antenna is and face east-north-east. If you can see a big tree, a new two-storey house or a hill within a few hundred metres, that is the first suspect.
Thomson installs we do most
Two-storey infill around Thomson is blocking older single-storey homes' views toward east-north-east. A taller mast or a move to the other end of the roof usually restores the path.
Common Thomson call-outs
- Antenna aimed at the weaker of the two sites
- Builder antennas mounted low on new estates
- Over-water path fading in certain weather
How Thomson compares with its neighbours
- East Geelong — 0.9 km to the north, about the same distance from Mt Dandenong.
- Newcomb — 1.3 km to the east, 1.2 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- South Geelong — 1.4 km to the west-north-west, 1.1 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Whittington — 1.4 km to the south-east, about the same distance from Mt Dandenong.
Postcode 3219 also covers Breakwater, East Geelong, Newcomb, St Albans Park and Whittington.
Thomson prices, upfront
Repairs in Thomson start from $98, with a fixed price agreed after we test and before we touch anything. The call-out is $0 when you go ahead. New antennas are quoted on the day — you save $120 on the install and get a 25-year warranty. Pensioner, seniors and DVA card holders get a discount on every job.
Thomson: quick answers
Should my Thomson antenna point across the bay or to the local repeater?
Mt Dandenong is 93 km away (VHF, horizontal); the Highton repeater is 6.0 km away (UHF, horizontal). The better choice varies by street. We meter both and fit an antenna built for the winner.
My antenna points the opposite way to my neighbour's — is one wrong?
Not necessarily. You may be on different sites. What matters is that the antenna type matches the site it points at.
Can you set up a business with several TVs?
Yes — distribution systems for cafés, clubs and offices, quoted at a fixed price.