An amplified antenna would not have been my recommendation if you were starting from scratch. You have many powerful signals that would drive many amplifiers into overload. Most antennas with built in amplifiers do not provide a means to remove the amplifier, either physically or electrically. You indicate that you're not using the amplifier. Can you describe the method you use to remove the amplifier from the circuit?
A basic set of non-amplified rabbit-ears should have no trouble with the strong signals available to you. http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=2828
A simple inexpensive test would be to compare results against a sub $5 set of rabbit-ears
My theory is that the strong local signals are interacting with the underpowered amplifier components located inside the antenna.
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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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Last edited by GroundUrMast; 1-Jan-2012 at 7:09 PM.
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