Mr Antenna

Mr Antenna Mr Antenna is Australia's largest and most successful antenna & TV installation company. All our staff are trained and qualified gutter-cleaning professionals.
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We are part of the long established Mr Antenna Group which commenced operation in 1991. With 20+ Years of installing antennas across Australia
Mr.Antenna is the leader in the installation of high quality television antennas and related products to improve television viewing for your home or office. All our technicians are fully insured and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Request a free quote: https://mrantenna.com.au/

Antenna or streaming. Which one does your household actually rely on when it matters most?Most people think they have fu...
14/06/2026

Antenna or streaming. Which one does your household actually rely on when it matters most?

Most people think they have fully moved to streaming until there is a live sport event, the internet goes down during something important or the broadcast delay on streaming ruins a moment that the whole street already knows about.

What does your current setup actually look like day to day?

Wall mounting a TV looks straightforward until you start and realise how many decisions actually matter.Height is the mo...
13/06/2026

Wall mounting a TV looks straightforward until you start and realise how many decisions actually matter.

Height is the most important one and the most commonly got wrong. The instinct is to mount the screen high on the wall where it is visible from everywhere in the room. The problem is that optimal viewing position for extended watching is with your eye line roughly level with the centre of the screen when seated. Mount it too high and you are looking up for the entire duration of whatever you are watching. Over a two hour movie or a full sporting event that becomes genuinely uncomfortable.

Stud placement is the next consideration. A TV mount needs to be fixed into wall studs or appropriate masonry anchors to safely support the weight and leverage of the screen. Plasterboard alone is not sufficient for anything larger than a very small screen. Finding studs, assessing the wall structure and selecting the right fixing method for the specific wall type is what separates a mount that holds safely for years from one that fails unexpectedly.

Cable management is the detail that separates a clean result from one that looks unfinished. Running cables through the wall cavity to a power point and antenna connection at screen height requires cutting, fishing cables and patching. Done properly it is invisible. Done as an afterthought it looks exactly like that.

Getting all three right the first time is significantly easier than correcting them afterwards when the holes are already in the wall.

We mount flat screens for homes and businesses across Australia. Free quote at mrantenna.com.au

The FIFA World Cup kicks off on SBS June 12.104 matches live and free on free to air television. The Socceroos open agai...
13/06/2026

The FIFA World Cup kicks off on SBS June 12.

104 matches live and free on free to air television. The Socceroos open against Turkey on June 14 at 2pm AEST.

If your reception has been unreliable lately now is the time to sort it. Watching a World Cup match through a pixelating screen is not an experience worth having.

No fix no fee. Free quote at mrantenna.com.au

If you could fix one thing about your home entertainment setup today what would it be?Better reception on the main TV. A...
11/06/2026

If you could fix one thing about your home entertainment setup today what would it be?

Better reception on the main TV. A wall mount that has been sitting in the box for six months. An extra TV point in the bedroom. An outdoor setup for the entertaining area. Channels that keep dropping out for no obvious reason.

Drop it in the comments. Genuinely curious what is most common.

Here is something worth understanding about why TV reception problems are so difficult to self diagnose and why guessing...
11/06/2026

Here is something worth understanding about why TV reception problems are so difficult to self diagnose and why guessing at the fix almost never works.

Your antenna system is a chain. The signal starts at the broadcast tower, gets picked up by the antenna on your roof, travels through the coaxial cable into the roof cavity, passes through a splitter or distribution amplifier, runs through individual cable runs to each outlet in the house and finally connects to your TV through the wall plate.

Every single link in that chain has to be performing properly for the end result to be a clean stable picture on screen. One corroded connection anywhere in the system degrades the entire signal. One splitter that is not matched to the number of outlets being fed drops signal strength below what every TV in the house needs. One cable with a small nick in the shielding introduces interference that shows up as pixelation even when everything else is fine.

This is why replacing the antenna on the roof sometimes fixes nothing. The antenna was not the problem. The problem was a corroded F connector behind a wall plate that has been letting moisture in for two years. Professional signal testing identifies exactly where in the chain the fault is rather than working through it by process of elimination and replacing things that do not need replacing.

We test the entire system end to end with professional grade signal meters on every visit.

Full details at mrantenna.com.au

Your antenna has been sitting on that roof through summer heat, autumn wind and winter rain.When did anyone last check i...
10/06/2026

Your antenna has been sitting on that roof through summer heat, autumn wind and winter rain.

When did anyone last check if it was actually still doing its job properly?

Most people find out it is not at the exact wrong moment. No fix no fee at mrantenna.com.au

30 plus years of experience across Australia. 3,500 reviews at 4.9 stars. No fix no fee on every single job. Lifetime wa...
08/06/2026

30 plus years of experience across Australia. 3,500 reviews at 4.9 stars. No fix no fee on every single job.

Lifetime warranty on Australian made antennas. 100% satisfaction guarantee across all installations and repairs.

Antenna installation, repairs and upgrades, TV wall mounting, extra TV points, signal testing, outdoor setups and commercial installs across ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC and WA.

Whatever the issue is with your current setup, we have seen it before and we know how to fix it properly the first time.

Free quote at mrantenna.com.au whenever you are ready.

Winter is the season that exposes antenna problems that have been building quietly for months.Here is why. Cold temperat...
07/06/2026

Winter is the season that exposes antenna problems that have been building quietly for months.

Here is why. Cold temperatures cause cables and connection points to contract slightly, which is enough to turn a borderline connection into one that is actively affecting signal quality.

Persistent winter moisture gets into any unsealed cable entry point and starts corroding connections from the inside out.

Wind picks up during winter storm systems and shifts antenna alignment gradually, sometimes just enough to weaken the signal without making it obvious until conditions get bad enough to push it over the edge.

The result is reception that was manageable through summer and autumn becoming genuinely unreliable from June onward.

Channels dropping out. Picture quality degrading. Signal that holds up in calm weather but fails the moment conditions change.

The smarter move is getting the system checked before winter arrives rather than dealing with a repair job in the coldest and wettest months of the year.

One visit covers signal testing end to end, connection checks, alignment inspection and anything else that needs attention going into the season.

No fix no fee means you only pay if there is actually something to sort.

Free quote at mrantenna.com.au before winter makes it urgent.

Moving into a new home soon? Here is the antenna checklist worth going through before you are fully settled in.Test ever...
04/06/2026

Moving into a new home soon? Here is the antenna checklist worth going through before you are fully settled in.

Test every single TV point in the house not just the main living area.

Scan for channels on each one and check whether signal quality is consistent across all of them.

Check the age and condition of any visible cabling in the roof cavity if you can safely access it.

Have a look at the antenna on the roof from the ground if possible and check for any obvious physical damage or misalignment.

Sorting any issues before furniture is in and rooms are set up is significantly easier than coming back to it six months later.

Anyone currently in the middle of a move who has this on the to do list?

Outdoor TV installations are one of the fastest growing home improvement requests we handle across Australia and there a...
03/06/2026

Outdoor TV installations are one of the fastest growing home improvement requests we handle across Australia and there are a few things worth understanding before going ahead.

The most important one is that a standard indoor TV is not built for outdoor conditions. Australian UV exposure degrades screens and casings faster than most people expect.

Humidity, particularly in coastal areas, corrodes internal electronics.

Temperature swings between a cold winter night and a hot summer afternoon put stress on components that were never designed for it.

A regular TV mounted outside will typically fail within months and the warranty will not cover it.

The correct approach depends on your specific location.

A fully covered alfresco area with solid overhead protection and limited direct sun exposure has different requirements to an exposed deck or poolside location.

Dedicated outdoor rated TVs are available from major manufacturers and are built to IP55 weatherproofing standards or higher.

For covered locations a high quality weatherproof enclosure can protect a standard TV at a lower total cost.

Getting the signal to the outdoor location also needs to be done properly.

A licensed technician runs a new coaxial cable from your antenna system to an outdoor rated weatherproof wall plate.

Wireless distribution options exist but introduce signal quality reduction and additional failure points that are not worth it for a permanent installation.

Done correctly an outdoor TV setup is genuinely impressive and gets used far more than most people expect. Done poorly it is an expensive lesson.

Free quote for outdoor TV installations at mrantenna.com.au

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