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Jim’s Antennas Aubin Grove was recently contacted by a Real Estate client who had a property in Parmelia. The property was unable to receive a TV signal with their existing antenna. Paul installed and tested a new antenna. His client was very pleased with the result, and all TV channels are now working correctly. If […]

Jim’s Antennas Willetton recently attended this new build for a 3 storey home in Claremont WA which had 6 TV points installed throughout the house. Colin used a Hills Home hub to connect all the cabling to a central location in the garage. An Australian made Hills antenna was installed to the roof with the […]

Jim’s Antennas Hillarys recently attended a local home to install this brand new 55” Hisense TV to this customers bedroom. An additional floating shelf was installed beneath to support the Foxtel decoder for a clean and tidy finish. Having your TV mounted professionally means a technician can assess the room and mount the TV to […]

Brad from Jim’s Antennas Caloundra was recently contacted by a client who was unable to receive a mobile signal in their house and could only get one bar of reception by standing out on their drive way. While this client’s property is nested a gorgeous lush valley surrounded by beautiful rolling hills and thick vegetation, […]

Duane from Jim’s Antenna’s Hope Valley & Adelaide City spent a windy three days at a job site west of Woomera in the South Australian outback. He was tasked by a mining exploration company to supply and install a VAST system (Viewer Access Satellite Television) and a CEL-FI system to boost and distribute a basically […]

Jim’s Antennas Mandurah was called out to a client who was struggling with internet speed and modem dropout issues in Shoalwater. The best they could get out of their existing connection before calling Jim’s Antennas was 18Mbps and experienced multiple drop outs, day and night. Jeremy ran some tests, removed the Bridge-taps from the cabling […]

Jim’s Antennas Woodville recently attended a home in Henley Beach to help improve their customer’s internet connectivity. These clients struggled with clear WIFI signal at one end of their house. Neil was able to fit and install a UBIQUITI wireless access point to effectively boost their signal. Clear Home WIFI signal can be affected by […]

Jim’s Antennas Hallet Cove recently attended this home in Aberfoyle park to install a new antenna and connect new TV outlets. Shaun supplied and installed a new Matchmaster – Magna Black MB200 which is new to the market and delivering great results. Once fitted he cabled and connected x3 TV outlets though-out the home. Australian […]

Jim’s Antennas Seaford Rise went from the sea to the hills to install this 9m telescopic mast in Kanmantoo. Reception in the Adelaide Hills can be tricky at times. Adrian had to build this mast in the perfect spot to gain reception to the local broadcast tower, right from the top of his client’s garden…. […]

Jim’s Antennas Mt Barker made the trip to Belair to wall mount this 65” flat screen TV. Marc was able to position and align this TV above the cabinet and conceal the cabling within the wall. Save space and clutter from your cabinet by mounting your TV on to the wall.For a clean and tidy […]

Jim’s Antennas Mt Barker made the trip out to Meadows to put the finishing touches on a recently built home. Marc was able to fit and install a brand-new antenna ensuring crystal clear reception for the new owners. Mt Barker and its surrounding regions are experiencing some of the fastest growth rates for new builds […]

Jim’s Antennas Hillarys recently attended a property in Dianella. A new digital antenna was installed by Tony providing his customer with perfect reception on every Free-to-Air Channel available. This customer was so happy no longer needing to get up and adjust the bunny ears antenna every time she changed the channel. Are you getting all […]

Jim’s Antennas Morphett Vale recently installed a Matchmaster Hidden Media Hub at their client’s request. The hidden Media hub is a recessed box used to house power points, junction points, AV points. It is specially designed so installers can easily hide cables in a cavity and provide easy access to all points. Peter made use […]

Jim’s Antennas Hillarys recently attended a home in Kingsley to install a rooftop mounted radio modem. This customer was originally set up on a very slow unreliable Fibre to the Node (FTTN) connection which struggled to deliver 0.5 Mbit/sec. Once finished, Tony was able to secure the new equipment with dramatic improvements to their download […]

Jim’s Antennas Wanneroo recently attended a home in Jindalee to upgrade their rooftop equipment. This particular roof was very steep but James was able to fit and install a high quality, Black Arrow Hills antenna using his experience… and safety equipment. The black arrow not only delivers great signal but comes with a 5 year […]

Jim’s Antennas Hillarys recently attended a group of units in Bayswater. One antenna can be used to service many units when used in conjunction with a quality distribution amplifier. Tony was able to install an Australian made Black Arrow antenna to the roof then split the signal to other apartments. Don’t put up with poor […]

Jim’s Antennas Aubin Grove recently attend the Cockburn Bowls club to install a 75” flatscreen TV mounted on a plaster-board wall. Paul was able to centre and fit the TV perfectly between the two windows and use special conduit to conceal the cable to the power outlet. The club-members can now watch the national titles […]

Jim’s Antennas Willeton was called out to a client’s home in Ascot WA where a recent garage break-in saw some of his items stolen. Being conscious of the customers budget, Colin was able to install an affordable CCTV system. To keep the cabling costs down installed the monitor in the kitchen. Having the monitor centrally […]

In recent times, many of us have had to set up makeshift home-offices in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. But, with thousands of Australians continuing to work from home and the popularity of this phenomenon expected to increase in the future and is even thought by some to be the new way of working. It […]

Jim’s Antennas Gawler installed a wireless link to get internet and WiFi to their clients shed. The client needed the system to run their automatic watering system, smart TV, and mobile devices as his home WiFi would not cover the shed. The client did not want unsightly cables running from the roof of his new […]

Jim’s Antennas North Adelaide attended an unusual request to one of his local clients. This customer needed a TV set up to the same wall as their projector screen. It was for a common room / lounge area where residents could have a movie on and keep an eye on the footy scores. No arguments […]

Jim’s Antennas Rockingham recently attended a home in Baldivis to mount and existing 42” Sony flat screen on a client’s wall. Cameron installed a bracket concealed the cabling within the wall and mounted the TV with a clean and tidy finish. Your TV doesn’t have to be enormous to be wall mounted. The fully trained […]

Jim’s Antennas Byford attended a home in Parkwood where his customer was having issues with his NBN connection. Upon inspection Chris was able to identify that once of the cables from the road was heavily corroded. From there Chris was able to pull the cable back down through the wall to where the Maddison box […]

Jim’s Antennas Aubin Grove was recently contacted by a Real Estate client who had a property in Parmelia. The property was unable to receive a TV signal with their existing antenna. Paul installed and tested a new antenna. His client was very pleased with the result, and all TV channels are now working correctly. If […]

Jim’s Antennas Aubin Grove recently attended a home in Roleystone to wall mount their Hisense TV. Paul was able to conceal the cabling using conduit and mount the TV cleanly removing the need for a cabinet or entertainment unit. Less is more when you have a TV on your wall. Make it the crowning entertainment […]

Mark from Jim’s Antennas Mount Annan and a lifetime member of Macarthur BMX, recently installed a TV antenna, bracket and TV to the club’s new track building. Wanting to give something back to his local community, Mark decided to donate his time completing the installation and some cable work around the facility. Also choosing to […]

Troy from Jim’s Antennas Wollert recently installed a Teltonika mobile router for a family of five, who were previously unable to access data services in their area. As NBN was still a while away from being rolled out in their area, Troy’s solution was to use a mobile data service. He then installed an Ubiquiti […]

A point-to-point link provides an effective and affordable method of extending your network from one location to another, in which a signal was previously unavailable.  The main advantage of this method is that it allows an existing network to wirelessly link to another network without having to trench an area and lay cabling. As the […]

Here at Jim’s Antennas we often hear from clients experiencing common issues when it comes to connecting to WiFi, these include: Pesky dead spots around the home or office Weak Wifi signals in areas where a strong connection is required e.g. the office, or the lounge room (so you can stream your favourite TV shows […]

Troy and his Jim’s Antennas Wollert crew recently commissioned by a builder to do a multi antenna installation for a tract housing development. In one day Troy and his team did twenty plus installations of the one site! While this in itself is an outstanding accomplishment, Troy and his team should also be congratulated for […]