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I did a lot of research last year on a good outdoor antenna, and took a flier on an indoor mohu leaf based on a friend recommendation and boy am I glad I did. Much less of a hassle...no weather issues, and a crystal clear picture. Have you tried just using an indoor antenna first?
 
Conscript said:
I did a lot of research last year on a good outdoor antenna, and took a flier on an indoor mohu leaf based on a friend recommendation and boy am I glad I did. Much less of a hassle...no weather issues, and a crystal clear picture. Have you tried just using an indoor antenna first?
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I own the AmazonBasics version of the mohu leaf...

these things are bad for VHF channels... I lose signal during rainstorms for those VHF channels... (they are 10 miles away). maybe I need to position them properly

for your case, depends if you care a lot about channel5 ?
 
This place is awesome for help and they know their stuff:

http://www.dennysantennaservice.com/

Used them for guidance a few years back and couldn't have been happier with the result. Tons of info here. Don't underestimate the EZHD antenna, either.

This is the same thing and can be found at many of the B&M Wal-Mart stores:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/RCA-Suburb...-Mast/10828410

You could point it Northeast or slightly Southwest and should be able to pull in quite a few channels from behind the antenna as well.

That antenna you linked is gonna be very directional.
 
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That EZ HD looks pretty decent. It has both UHF and VHF antennas. A lot of those waffle style ones are UHF only, which was fine during the early days of DTV, when everything was broadcast on the higher frequencies. Since the analogue shutdown, a lot of stations moved their digital signals back to VHF. So you do need both.

With DTV, height is really key to getting a reliable signal. Roof mount should be okay unless there's tall buildings or other objects obstructing the signal path. Just make sure it's well grounded.

A unidirectional antenna should be fine if there's just one transmitter in your area. I'd try it with out a pre-amp first. Get one if you're still having trouble pulling some stations in.

Conscript said:
Have you tried just using an indoor antenna first?
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Indoor DTV antennas pretty much all suck. You might get a reliable signal if it's on the second floor, pointing out a window facing the transmitter. Otherwise it can be difficult to pull in a signal. They almost all need to be pre-amped as well in my experience.
 
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