Thanks much for all the detailed info. Wow, that's a monster UHF antenna but ouch, a lot more than a hd-9032 or similar. Of course 9032 seems basically the same as the UHF section of the 7697, so probably pointless. I think I'll take another look for a tree mount position by the edge of the lake that might be able to avoid the blocking trees I'm having to contend with that are about 100' away to save some money. That would solve if reflections from the metal roof were causing an issue too. I'd kind of not wanted to have the antenna in view from the lake there since it's a very natural area, but dang it, my neighbors all have nasty satellite dishes sitting around in front of their places so the world needs some balance and display of free-signal grabbing magnificence! Cheers
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