TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Upwey, VIC 3158
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Reading the hills around Upwey
Altitude helps only if there is a view. A Upwey home high on a slope may face away from Mt Dandenong with the hill itself in the way. Sometimes the answer is a repeater behind you rather than the main transmitter in front.
The numbers for Upwey
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 7.8 km, bearing 11° (north-north-east)
- Band & polarisation
- VHF, horizontal
- Channels
- VHF 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 (plus UHF 32 for C31)
- Local repeater in reach
- Upwey repeater: 0.7 km at 266° (west), UHF vertical, 65 W
- What we usually fit
- A compact VHF/UHF combination antenna — or, where the Upwey repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted vertically and aimed at it
Calculated from Upwey'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 Upwey and Mt Dandenong
Between Upwey and Mt Dandenong lie Ferny Creek, Sassafras and Mount Dandenong. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 7.8 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The path to the Upwey repeater is only 0.7 km, bearing 266° (west).
When we aim a Upwey antenna we start at 11° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
Getting a stable picture in Upwey
For Upwey we usually recommend a compact VHF/UHF combination antenna — or, where the Upwey repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted vertically and aimed at it. The polarisation matters here: Mt Dandenong is horizontal, while the Upwey repeater is vertical, so an antenna mounted the wrong way loses most of the signal even when pointed correctly.
What usually goes wrong in Upwey
- Antenna aimed at a transmitter the house cannot see
- Lightning-damaged masthead amplifiers
- Branches bending elements in storms
Upwey and the suburbs next door
- Tecoma — 1.2 km to the east, about the same distance from Mt Dandenong.
- Upper Ferntree Gully — 2.1 km to the west-north-west, 0.3 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Belgrave Heights — 2.3 km to the south-south-east, 2.0 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Belgrave — 2.4 km to the east-south-east, 0.8 km further from Mt Dandenong.
Upwey has the 3158 postcode to itself.
What it costs in Upwey
Fixed pricing in Upwey: 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.
Upwey antenna questions
Should my Upwey antenna point to Mt Dandenong or a repeater?
It depends on your exact position. Mt Dandenong is 7.8 km away (VHF, horizontal); the Upwey repeater is 0.7 km away (UHF, vertical). We meter both from your roof and point at whichever gives the cleaner signal.
Why is my picture worse in winter or after rain?
Wet leaves absorb signal. If trees are near your antenna's path, rain makes the loss worse. Raising the antenna or moving it usually fixes it.
My neighbour gets a perfect picture — why don't I?
In hilly areas a few metres of elevation or a single tree can change everything. Your neighbour may be pointing at a different transmitter or have a clearer path. We meter from your roof specifically.