TV Antenna Installation & Repair in Yarragon, VIC 3823
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Signal sources for Yarragon
The surrounding ranges shape Yarragon's reception. Homes on the slopes often see a transmitter directly; homes on the valley floor may rely on a reflected or repeated signal. Same town, different answer.
The numbers for Yarragon
- Main transmitter
- Mt Tassie (Latrobe Valley)
- Distance & direction
- 49 km, bearing 117° (east-south-east)
- Band & polarisation
- UHF, horizontal
- Channels
- UHF 28, 29, 30, 31, 33
- Second option
- Mt Dandenong: 75 km at 303° (west-north-west), VHF horizontal
- Local repeater in reach
- Yarragon South repeater: 5.5 km at 146° (south-east), UHF vertical, 100 W
- What we usually fit
- A mid-gain UHF antenna mounted horizontally on a short mast above the roofline — or, where the Yarragon South repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted vertically and aimed at it
Calculated from Yarragon'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 Yarragon and Mt Tassie
Between Yarragon and Mt Tassie lie Trafalgar South, Narracan, Driffield, Hazelwood and Jeeralang Junction. Any tall building, ridge or tree line along that 49 km line affects what your antenna receives.
The path to the Yarragon South repeater is only 5.5 km, bearing 146° (south-east).
When we aim a Yarragon antenna we start at 117° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
Typical Yarragon jobs
Around Yarragon we see a mix of older town homes with original antennas and cabling, and newer estates with builder-fitted antennas. For most of them we recommend a mid-gain UHF antenna mounted horizontally on a short mast above the roofline — or, where the Yarragon South repeater meters cleaner, a UHF antenna mounted vertically and aimed at it, aimed with a meter and with every TV retuned afterwards.
What usually goes wrong in Yarragon
- Antenna pointed at the weaker of two transmitters
- Wrong polarisation after a like-for-like replacement
- Lightning or storm damage to amplifiers
Yarragon and the suburbs next door
- Yarragon South — 4.2 km to the south-south-east, 2.9 km closer to Mt Tassie.
- Darnum — 4.7 km to the west-north-west, 4.7 km further from Mt Tassie. Its homes are more typical of rural acreage fringe reception, so faults there tend to differ.
- Trafalgar — 7.3 km to the east, 6.4 km closer to Mt Tassie.
- Cloverlea — 8.6 km to the south-west, 2.9 km further from Mt Tassie. Its homes are more typical of rural acreage fringe reception, so faults there tend to differ.
Yarragon shares the 3823 postcode with Allambee and Yarragon South.
What it costs in Yarragon
Fixed pricing in Yarragon: 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.
Yarragon antenna questions
Which transmitter should my Yarragon antenna point to?
The candidates are Mt Tassie (49 km, 117°, UHF horizontal) and Mt Dandenong (75 km, 303°, VHF), plus the Yarragon South repeater (5.5 km, UHF vertical). We meter them from your roof and choose the cleanest.
Why does my TV work some days and not others?
Usually because the antenna is pointed at a marginal site, or water is getting into a connector. Weather changes the signal path and the cable loss. We find which one it is with a meter.
Do you install LTE/5G filters?
Yes. Near mobile towers, 4G/5G signals can overload TV amplifiers. A filter fixes it when the meter shows that is the cause.