TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Truganina, VIC 3029
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New estate, weak picture: what's going on in Truganina
Colorbond roofs on Truganina 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 Truganina
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 56 km, bearing 91° (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 Truganina'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 Truganina and Mt Dandenong
Between Truganina and Mt Dandenong lie Altona North, Southbank, Richmond, Camberwell, Box Hill South, Vermont and Bayswater North. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 56 km line affects what your antenna receives.
When we aim a Truganina antenna we start at 91° 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 Truganina
For Truganina 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 Truganina
- Builder-supplied antenna too small for the distance
- Push-on connectors that worked loose
- New two-storey homes blocking the path
Truganina and the suburbs next door
- Tarneit — 4.2 km to the west-north-west, 3.7 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Hoppers Crossing — 4.3 km to the south-south-west, 2.1 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Williams Landing — 4.8 km to the south-east, 3.1 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Laverton — 6.5 km to the east-south-east, 5.4 km closer to Mt Dandenong. Its homes are more typical of coastal salt belt reception, so faults there tend to differ.
Truganina shares the 3029 postcode with Hoppers Crossing and Tarneit.
What it costs in Truganina
Fixed pricing in Truganina: 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.
Truganina antenna questions
My Truganina 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 56 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 Truganina antenna face?
Toward Mt Dandenong: about 91° (east), 56 km away, VHF with horizontal polarisation.