[StephanieS]

I've never head word one about durability issues with the HBU11. This antenna tends to be recommended over the RCA ANT751 due to its lesser pricepoint. Both antennas are of very similiar design. These antennas have a small footprint and can be mounted with a satellite dish type J Pole mounting bracket. Off the back of the home, they wouldn't be even visible from the street. In your case, if being visible from the front of the home is the dealbreaker. This situation may be passable.

Outside mounting is absolutely preferred. I can't tell you how many times people have posted here because their attic reception is unpredictable. It is unpredictable because: 1) you've weakened the signal 10 - 25% making it pass through your roof. 2) the antenna is all the closer to household interference and 3) signals become unpredictable in attics.

Antennas work best when they have unobstructed and clear pathways to the transmitters they are trying to receive.

The deck option can work provided you have a clear line of sight. Trees are the caution point here. They slice and dice signals. If you are shooting through trees, it is best to get over them or cut them down. Not ideal options either if you have 100 year old trees on the property. If you install and shoot through trees the likelyhood of drop outs and unreliable reception increases greatly - and yes, even with healthy signals.

If you have that line of sight and don't really require WCFE PBS then go for it. WCFE PBS could be a loss due to your home physically being between the antenna and the WCFE transmitter.

Cheers.