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The DB-8 is a UHF antenna, it's not designed to receive VHF channels 2 through 13. That does not mean it will block all signal from VHF stations. The DB-8 is not efficient at converting VHF electromagnetic signal in the air to electrical signal in the coax cable.
You have described a problem that is best solved as TG has already suggested. Reliable reception depends on the correct antenna and it's placement.
A preamp can not remove noise or interference from a weak signal, but the correct antenna can recover a stronger signal with less interference.
If you want to spend money on a preamp, the Winegard HDP-269 and Antennas Direct CPA-19 will be least likely to overload due to the many other strong local signals. I don't expect any preamp will make your very good UHF antenna into a fair VHF antenna.
If I dug a shallow well and complained that I keep running out of clean water, would you tell me to get a high pressure pump, or dig the well deeper?
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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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