I've done my best, but would really appreciate some help...
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Got a DB8 antenna..... no amp (yet).... straight wire (via a few single connectors) maybe 75 feet....
The biggest problem it seems to me is TREES... I picked up 3 channels (22-1, 22-2, 22-3... KZJO, KCPQ-13 (Fox), and unknown) today straight through some trees to the north, not too high quality but did not fade out while watching.... then went to test other areas, and could not find those channels again, unfortunately (and was right back in the same exact spot, trust me). Antenna is as high as it can get, and as unobstructed as it can get.... although might be possible putting it 35 feet up a cedar tree with a better view, but that must be a last resort.
The only channels I want are Fox, NBC, PBS, ABC and CBS.... they are within 18 degrees of each other, but DISTANT.... this may be a longshot, but is the goal nonetheless.... I dream big, but will settle for whatever I can get.
So, TREES..... I have a question about whether a more explicitly directional antenna will be able to cut through trees better and still possible pick up the width I would like...... (I have a chainsaw, but saving that for last)...... also, any amplifier suggestions? And what is the most ideal/efficient way to wire this thing to my TV in terms of cable type and so on?