Just curious, can you duplicate the problem if you connect your antenna directly to a TV? That's a lot of antenna for being only five miles from the broadcast towers. I'll bet a simple UHF loop (or even a paperclip for that matter
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) feeding your coax would work beautifully.
OOps! Electron already asked about a direct connection to the TV. Should have read his post a little closer.