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Get rid of the amplifier!
No consumer grade preamplifier can tolerate the extremely powerful signal levels indicated by your report. Remove all the parts of the preamplifier, completely. Then, be prepared to add attenuation to get the powerful signal levels down to reasonable levels. 100' of coax should have no more than 6 dB of loss at the top of the UHF band, the loss is half that when dealing with real VHF channels. If you have 200' of coax and 4 dB of splitter loss, you still have no more than 15 dB loss between the antenna and bedroom TV. At VHF frequencies, I'd expect the cable & splitter loss to be about 8 dB.
Also, the only L-VHF signal indicated on your report is that of K02QO, real channel 2. All the others are either UHF or H-VHF. Real channel numbers are the only thing that counts when selecting an antenna, don't get confused by the virtual channel number.
You may need to add an FM trap also, the Sutro Complex has plenty of FM signals showering your location. Some folks have had to resort to using more than one trap to get the FM levels knocked down far enough.
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If the well is dry and you don't see rain on the horizon, you'll need to dig the hole deeper. (If the antenna can't get the job done, an amp won't fix it.)
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Last edited by GroundUrMast; 22-Dec-2013 at 6:53 AM.
Reason: FM trap(s)
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