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If there is any chance that the cables will be used as a part of a satellite receiving system, pay or FTA, quad shielding is appropriate. It's not going to add any value to an OTA TV receiving system though. (Just thinking of the economics, OTA will work fine on either double or quad shielded cable.)
If you can leave yourself some flexibility as to final antenna location you'll avoid the trap of mounting an antenna, only to find there is some problem with reliable reception of one or more channels. Best practice is to check reception at a specific location, before drilling holes in the building.
Consider installing 3/4", 1" or larger PVC conduit between the distribution point and any remote part of the building such as the attic or crawl space. Future changes to low voltage cabling is infinitely easier if you can avoid fishing finished walls. Consider the need for power in the attic and crawl space... If not for powering an amplifier, at least a service light and power tool(s).
I would be inclined toward the antennas you have listed, or the HBU-55 and HD7698P. The RCA TVPRAMP1R is a very good preamplifier, and it's price is extremely competitive.
For a premium option, consider a second, independent antenna system that includes a rotator. Feed all the TV's with the primary, fixed aim system. But add a feed from the adjustable antenna to those TVs that would want the alternate or DX (distant) reception opportunities. Installing two runs of coax to some or all locations is easy while the walls are open...
CAT-5e or CAT-6 cable would go to each location with a TV outlet in a home I was building. New TV's and disk players are usually equipped with wired Ethernet capabilities and wired Ethernet connections are far more reliable than any wireless solution when transferring high bandwidth video/audio from the internet or in-house. In addition to the internet access router, I would locate a Gigabit Ethernet switch at the distribution point, so that Gigabit speed was available to all Ethernet jacks home run off of the distribution point. You then have plenty of in-house file and video steaming band-width.
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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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