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If you could consider mounting outside, clear of obstructions, a smaller antenna would be appropriate. In the attic, you need a larger antenna to overcome attenuation caused by roofing and the underlying construction materials.
To preemptively answer a common question in situations like yours, signal not received by the antenna can not be created by an amplifier. So no, using a small, low gain antenna with a high gain amplifier is not a technically sound option.
Chimney mounted panel antennas such as the CS-4, DB-4, U4000, HD4400 CM4221 are rather unobtrusive. They are not very good at receiving real channels 7-13 and quite poor on channels 2-6. A high VHF antenna will be smaller than the HBU-55 which would make it easier to fit in the attic. The outdoor UHF and attic VHF are easily combined with an inexpensive UVSJ (UHF / VHF Signal Joiner). I'm thinking Antennas Direct CS-4 facing NYC, try it alone... if you get satisfactory reception, great. If you're missing one or more real channels in the range of 7 through 13, add a Winegard YA-1713 pointed toward NYC and a UVSJ.
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If the well is dry and you don't see rain on the horizon, you'll need to dig the hole deeper. (If the antenna can't get the job done, an amp won't fix it.)
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Last edited by GroundUrMast; 27-Sep-2011 at 9:46 PM.
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What is best Indoor Antenna for me?
