Ok. Good to know your headings are clear. It's not uncommon for people to say "my report says it should be easy but I'm not getting XXXX signal" then upon further questioning it turns out they are shooting through a dense treeline which reflects and blocks the signal from getting to the antenna.
Thanks for the info on the Philips-like antenna. I'm not a fan of that design. Especially if it has internal amplification at the expense of element driven gain.
In regards the Antennas Direct DB8e, please see:
https://www.antennasdirect.com/store...V-Antenna.html
Check out the images on the Antennas Direct website and you'll notice it has four panels, two on each side. This antenna is unique for it's ability on each side to aim to specific headings. In your case, magnetic 180 and 355 you would point each side of the antenna.
I'd expect all of Springfield and Decatur in this configuration. I'd also expect MyNetwork and ABC affiliates from Peoria.
How many TVs do you want the antenna to serve?
Cheers.