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Several things:
1) You cannot, under ANY circumstance, use any sort of pre-amplifier. You're less than 5 miles from a half-million-watt station and it will overload just about any pre-amp out there. You *might* get away with a distribution amp if well-selected.
2) If you don't use a rotor, you will likely need to set your priorities as to what channels and stations are most desired. Be prepared to compromise.
3) Tall trees in full leaf make great signal ockers/shredders. When they're wet and dancing in the wind, be prepared for poor reception. Only thing that can be guaranteed to fix that is either a chainsaw or a tower taller than the trees.
4) If CBS 13.1 is on your must-have list, be prepared to either use a combo antenna or to address it separately. The C4 and the DB8 both usually do a fair job on channel 13 although you might find that the VHF reception is better off the back than the front of most UHF design antennas. YMMV.
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