Indoor reception probably deserve the poor reviews regardless of the antenna used. Because of the inherent limitations of indoor antennas, reception with them will be hit or miss unless you happen to get the right combination of location, signals, and equipment.
Most of Raleigh's stations transmit from a location about 20 miles southeast of you. However, several broadcast from a location near Dallas, about 30 miles west of you. Still others transmit from the mountain ridge about 60 miles northwest of you but place a decent signal into Raleigh due to their very favorable transmitting location.
You'll have to experiment with the antenna's location and orientation to see what might work the best for you. In general, placing the antenna in front of a window that faces the broadcast towers is usually the best bet. Anything else is going to be potluck.
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