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Sorry that you've not found an indoor antenna that has worked. I gather you've tried a few that are NOT amplified that that hasn't worked? I've seen people have success with the Terk HDTVi, the version without the amp. I'm not sure that turning off the amp in the "a" model works as well.
In general, if signals are strong enough to use an indoor antenna, then they do NOT need to be amplified (strong signals can overload amps and amplified strong signals can overload the TV's tuner). What the Terk's design does (as a decendant of the Zenith SilverSensor) is have a modest ability to discriminate between directions (directivity) and achieve slightly positive gain, very handy for multipath conditions.
What your TVFool report tells us is that you have a clear shot at all your local stations as far as terrain goes. You have alluded to having lots of trees around, and that is a problem for UHF reception. You may also be having to look through a neighbor's dwelling. You can actually get a good idea via the "Start MAPS" option. At the map, you can overlay a station's coverage plus a line showing the path between you and the transmitter. Check to see if your two major directions (305 and 19 degrees) have structures in the way.
Given your results so far, I'm going to assume you need to mount something outside. You do not need any gain, really, if you can aim above the trees and any neighbors. An RCA 751 is your best choice, as you need high-VHF (KGO)and UHF (everything else) (check the Real Channel column on your TVFool report), and it is a lower gain/broader pattern design. The other antennas you are thinking of will have too much gain and could overload your tuner. Plus, none of them are really designed for high-VHF reception.
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