Hi TVfool folks!
We just moved to Benicia, California and are looking to get an antenna mounted on our roof because the indoor reception is miserable.
Here's a link to our TV Fool report (corrected! thanks!)
My current antenna is a two bow tie sale item from Radio Shack (bow ties are not wires but solid pieces of metal that look like bow ties - not sure that's the same). With this antenna mounted on stand in my backyard facing South I get several channels, mostly with very limited power signals.
I'm considering getting the Antennas Direct Clearstream4 C4 with a roof mount on a 30" mount (or on the prior owners' Dish post).
I am not sure if I will need a pre-amp (like the Channel Master 7777).
There would be two connectors before it gets to our TV - one at the wall wart, one between the antenna and the wall wart.
There are channels to our North East (Sacramento area) and to our South (San Francisco area) - there is a tall hill the the East so the San Francisco channels are the most likely suspects for reception.
Please give me your recommendations on which antenna I should get and whether or not to get a pre-amp. Thanks a million!