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Originally Posted by ADTech
Your antenna must be facing south to southeast (that's where the signals come from, after all) and you probably need to get the antenna out of the basement since anything taller than a doghouse will tend to block the signals from getting to the antenna.
Reception is also going to be limited by anything outside the home that is in the signal path such as trees, and neighboring homes or buildings. The antenna cannot catch that which does not arrive at its elements.
A C2 is my all-time favorite UHF antenna and is what I'd suggest for your situation. You do not need VHF since there is no prospect for indoor reception of any VHF station. Ironically, the GE antenna you tried and returned does fairly well on VHF, but it must be oriented horizontally, like a TV sound bar.
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Apologies if my response was confusing. The antenna was on the first floor just the basement and the slope of the hill are beneath. I was doing a bad job of giving height of antenna!
I didn't know which direction I was facing until I broke out my phone to give you that information. I'll give it another go making sure I mount and face SxSW.
Does the C2 come with anything to help me mount it inside?
Also, based on what is in the report, do you think an amplifier will be necessary?