Okay, thank you all for the info.
The only downside is with the way the antenna is pointing now, we get a few analog stations that we can sorta make out that do not hurt the eyes much but pbs comes in horrible. If we have the antenna facing the other way, we can get pbs over digital but no analog. I feel like i'm stuck between a rock and a hard place... children and a grumpy old man
I really do appreciate all the advice and insight as I know I could not figure it out by myself
edit: one last stupid question. When you say Line of sight, is that a clear line of sight or does it include mountains in the path?