Antenna Selection Question

[uabmedic]

Hello all,

I, like most newbies here I am sure, have decided to "cut the cord." I have researched antennas, signals, maps, and graphs until my eyes are crossed. This is made worse by the fact that I have no clue what I am looking at.

My main questions are as follows:

1.) Based on my TV Fool Report (http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=29&q=id%3d1dda1b81e728d1), would a long range antenna (such as the DB8e) pick up the stations (ABC, CBS, etc.) that are about 60 miles away? Alabama is very mountainous, so line of sight (at least as I interpret it) is out of the question.

2.) Will mounting the antenna in my attic make a difference in reception?

Thank you all so much for reading this and helping out the new guy.

V/r,

Josh

[teleview]

Not much is receivable at the 15 foot antenna height.

WCIQ Digital channel 7 , PBS channels.

WEAC-CD Digital channel 34 , Religion.

WTJP-TV Digital channel 26 , Religion.

WJSU-TV Digital channel9 , ABC and TNN The Nashville Network.

W50BO Digital channel 15 , Some web sites say this station is silent not transmitting , some web sites say religion. current result , unknown.

WPXH-DT Digital channel 45 , ION.

WUOA Digital channel 6 , A network channel named , This Tv.
Is to far away at 60.9 miles and the signal strength is to Low to be received reliably at 15 feet antenna height.

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To receive , NBC , CBS , FOX , The CW , MyNetwork , and other network channels , on down the tvfool channel list.

To see how High a Tv antenna will have to be above ground to have Reliable Reception , please make and post 5 more tvfool reports.

25 feet antenna height.

40 feet antenna height.

60 feet antenna height.

75 feet antenna height.

100 feet antenna height.