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Ah, Tigerbangs got in first. Anyways....
Using the data in your TVFool report, let's step through your situation. First, thanks to KAET, you need a high-band VHF/UHF antenna. Now, the quality factor that defines the antenna gain needed is noise margin. To protect against various fading factors not accounted for, a goal of +10 delivered to the receiver is desired. Antenna gain adds to NM, cable loss subtracts from NM. A pre-amp will "zero out" cable loss, but the internal noise of the amp will subtract from NM.
All of your your full-power stations have NMs of 40 or more, and even the low-power stations have NMs over 20 all from the same direction. Barring local obstructions, you have plenty of signal. A Winegard 7694 or an AntennaCraft HBU-33 should do the trick. Mounting the antenna in the attic has been shown to drop signals by 20 dB or so. You have enough from the major stations to handle that.
Good luck!
Last edited by Dave Loudin; 22-Jun-2010 at 3:00 AM.
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