TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Wallington, VIC 3222
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Choosing a transmitter in Wallington
Mt Dandenong is 85 km from Wallington; the Highton repeater is 19 km. Distance alone does not decide it — the repeater is low-power and directional, while Mt Dandenong is powerful but far. Your roof's view decides.
The numbers for Wallington
- Main transmitter
- Mt Dandenong
- Distance & direction
- 85 km, bearing 60° (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): 19 km at 293° (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
Calculated from Wallington'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 Wallington and Mt Dandenong
Between Wallington and Mt Dandenong lie Drysdale, Beaumaris, Heatherton, Clayton South, Scoresby and Boronia. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 85 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The shorter path to the Highton repeater (19 km at 293°) runs over Whittington, Breakwater, Thomson and South Geelong.
When we aim a Wallington antenna we start at 60° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
Houses and roofs around Wallington
Housing around Wallington runs from older homes with original antennas and cable to new estates with builder-fitted antennas. For most of them we recommend 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, aimed with a meter at whichever site measures cleaner.
What usually goes wrong in Wallington
- UHF antenna pointed at a VHF transmitter (or vice versa)
- Builder antennas mounted low on new estates
- Salt-air corrosion near the water
Wallington and the suburbs next door
- Ocean Grove — 4.3 km to the south-south-east, about the same distance from Mt Dandenong.
- Leopold — 5.1 km to the north-west, 1.7 km further from Mt Dandenong.
- Curlewis — 5.7 km to the north-north-east, 4.3 km closer to Mt Dandenong.
- Barwon Heads — 5.9 km to the south-south-west, 4.7 km further from Mt Dandenong.
Wallington shares the 3222 postcode with Clifton Springs, Curlewis, Drysdale, Mannerim and Marcus Hill.
What it costs in Wallington
Fixed pricing in Wallington: 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.
Wallington antenna questions
Should my Wallington antenna point across the bay or to the local repeater?
Mt Dandenong is 85 km away (VHF, horizontal); the Highton repeater is 19 km away (UHF, horizontal). The better choice varies by street. We meter both and fit an antenna built for the winner.
Can one antenna receive both?
A combination VHF/UHF antenna can, but the two sites are in different directions, so it can only point at one. We pick the stronger, cleaner source for your address.
Why did my picture get worse after a new antenna went up?
Often because it was a different type, or pointed at the other site. We check both the antenna type and the aim.