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While others have said that you won't need a preamp and that your antenna is fine, let me explain why I said otherwise. First of all, every situation is different.
I commented from my own experiences. Based on your TVfool report and comparing it to mine, I am closer to our local stations, I get a bit higher noise margin at my location, I have a bigger antenna, my antenna has higher rated gain (on VHF), but my signal still broke up pretty regularly before getting a preamp.
While the other comments are right, and you SHOULD be able to get sufficient signal, reality rarely matches theory.
The UHF performance of that antenna looks very good, but the VHF performance doesn't come close to matching it. If you put it in without a preamp, you will likely find that the UHF stations work fine, but the VHF stations will likely break up regularly. My suggestion to look into a different antenna was with the intent of getting an antenna with similar UHF and VHF performance, since both UHF and VHF channels in your area will arrive at about the same strength. It's certainly up to you how you want to take in all the suggestions.
(Side note: never base purchasing decisions solely on what someone on the internet says. It's always easy to spend someone else's money. You have to decide what will work best for you).
If I were you, I'd hook it up and test it. If it works, great. But if you can't get a reliable signal on VHF channels, then look into another antenna. If you can't get reliable signal for any channels (less likely), then add a preamp.
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