[GroundUrMast]

The HD8200U is one of the largest antennas on the market. A significant portion of the antennas width and length is dedicated to elements designed to receive real channels 2 through 6, which do not appear on your current or pending signal report.

In the sense that you would be adding support for signals that aren't present, this seems like over kill to me. The high-VHF (real channels 7 through 13) and UHF (real channel 14 and up) performance are no better than the options already offered. So again, the HD8200U does not strike me as the best fit for you.

Mileage numbers are a product of the marketing department. They are estimates that have no standard basis. The signal prediction report provided by TV Fool offers an estimate based on known factors such as transmitter power, terrain and the elevation of both the transmitting and receiving antenna. The numbers expressed in dB are standardized units engineering / physics disciplines use. Quality manufacturers try to make it easy for the consumer to estimate the capability of an antenna by offering mileage estimates but the better vendors also provide antenna gain figures, commonly using units of dBd or dBi which we can use with the data provided by TV Fool. Using more accurate data allows us to make a recommendation based on factors not considered in a generalized mileage estimate.

When I look at the path profile of the KYTV signal (click on the station call letters in the TV Fool report), I see that just a bit more antenna height will give you significantly more signal. If I were in this situation, I'd much rather spend a few extra dollars on the mast. Another 5' or 10' would yield significantly more signal improvement than adding antenna size.

Having said all that, both Electron's and my suggestions are valid as is.