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Why am I losing so many? Isn't higher better for reception?
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Generally higher is better, in that there is more signal to be intercepted. If that happens to put the antenna in a spot that has more interfering signal, it could work against you.
As ADTech mentioned already, signals from outside a market can show up intermittently, due to transient atmospheric conditions. That's nice if the distant signal does not conflict with a local signal.
It sounds like you could have intermittent 'skip', a blessing or curse depending on whether it results in interference to locals. You could have a wiring problem, bad coax or connector. It's possible the current antenna elevation places it in a 'dead spot'. Or, you could be facing a mix of these issues.
Start simple, then build the system back out to a fully deployed installation.
http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=13646 The basic idea behind that test is to prove the functionality of the antenna. If the antenna is not delivering a usable signal, amplifiers, splitters and cable will all further complicate diagnosing the problem(s).