Antenna Repair in Sorrento, VIC 3943
Pixelating picture in Sorrento? We test from the TV back to the antenna, 78 km from Mt Dandenong, and repair the weak link.
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Within 30 minutes during opening hours. Need it faster? Call 0497 098 109.
What a Sorrento repair involves
When the fault is on the roof in Sorrento, it is usually one of three things: water in a connector, a corroded balun, or an antenna knocked off 43° by wind or a tradesperson. Each is a straightforward repair once identified.
Before we start in Sorrento
Mt Dandenong: 78 km at 43° (north-east), VHF horizontal. Typical 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.
The signal's route to Sorrento
Draw a line from Sorrento toward Mt Dandenong at 43° and it crosses Edithvale, Waterways, Dandenong North, Mountain Gate and The Basin before reaching the transmitter 78 km away.
When we aim a Sorrento antenna we start at 43° and then peak it on the meter, because reflections can make the best direction a few degrees off the map bearing.
What salt air does to antennas in Sorrento
Sand and grit blown onto Sorrento roofs wear away the coating on aluminium elements. Once the anodising is gone, corrosion speeds up. Antennas facing the prevailing wind fail first.
A Sorrento repair, start to finish
1. Check the TVs
Every set, every network: is it one TV, one room or the whole house?
2. Quote a fixed price
You approve the price before we replace anything.
3. Replace the failed part
Balun, connector, cable section, splitter or amplifier — only what failed.
Sorrento prices, upfront
You won't get a surprise bill in Sorrento. We quote a fixed price after testing — repairs from $98, no call-out fee when you proceed, $120 off new antenna installs and a pensioner discount.
Our services in Sorrento
Fixed price before we start, same-day where possible, 25-year warranty on new antennas.
Sorrento antenna repair questions
What if the problem is my TV, not the antenna?
We will tell you. If the signal is clean at the wall plate, the fault is in the TV or its settings — we can often fix that on the spot, and we will not sell you an antenna you do not need.
Do you fix storm damage?
Yes — bent elements, turned antennas, blown amplifiers and flooded connectors. We carry common parts in the van.
Can you fix it if I've already tried retuning in Sorrento?
Yes. If a rescan did not help, the cause is in the signal path — antenna, cable, splitter or amplifier — and we find it with a meter.