Thanks for the photos.
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Not one of my favorite things to do anymore. Guess I lost some nerve as I aged.
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I feel the same way.
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So basically starting West then moving right towards the South.
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Huh? Starting East and moving South?
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I'm thinking the beamwidth of the stealthtenna I'm currently using isn't all that wide. So probably might do fine with the Winegard HD7694P at the current location. Thoughts?
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I think the beamwidth of the stealthtenna is at least as much as the 7694. There is an inverse relationship between gain and beamwidth. More beamwidth means less gain; more gain means less beamwidth.
Your photos show that you must go higher. You must not extend your mast without guy wires. A good solution, to keep ahead of the tree growth, would be a 5 or 10 ft tripod at the peak installed by a roofer to reduce the chances of leaks from roof penetration by fasteners. An alternative would be a Rohn 25G tower (expensive) somewhere on your property. Another alternative would be a tilt up mast to keep you off the roof or tower.
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Tilt-Over_Mast
http://www.wv7u.com/mast/mast.html
http://freeantennas.com/tilt-over-tower/index.html