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Distance , mountains , gravity , magnetic earth force , weather , combine forces the bend Tv transmissions.

And gravity and magnetic earth force will cause weak Tv transmissions over distance to rotate like a screw.

The signals you are after are Very Weak and can barley hold there own to the bending and gravity and magnetic force of the earth.

Sometimes called ground wave.

So Yes placing the antenna 1 to 5 feet above the ground will improve the signal strength.

And Yes the signal may even be steady enough to be reliable some of the time.

The reception situation that you want to do , out on the edge of nowhere , hanging on to every scrap of signal.

In the past I have went into this detail and more.

I never hear from most question askers again , for what ever reasons on their end.

A few , (very few) like the challenge and adventure and go for it.

Tv DX is a popular hobby , can find tv dxers on the internet.

Some dxers are stone cold serious and are after the Tv transmissions that can not be received.