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Your signals show very strong signals.
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The TVFool numbers for locations such as this are completely wrong. The simulator fails to take into account both depression angle from the transmitting to receiving antennas as well as its (transmitting antenna) vertical radiation pattern. The simulation assumes the receiving antenna is in the main lobe of the transmitting antenna which, of course, is not the case. It's also unable to calculate a Fresnel zone for a location this close so it seems to default to LOS which, after viewing a topo map of this location, is absolutely not the case. Consequently, the calculated signal powers for UHF signals, for example, can be as much as 40 dB too high.
This location is in what I, years ago, termed "Death Valley" for TV reception due to severe multipath. Any time a customer called in with an indoor antenna, I just groaned and did the best I could, trying to get them to go to the rooftop to at least have a chance. Anything other than extraordinary attention to detail usually resulted in disappointing reception.
Go ahead and try the antenna that Jake suggested if you can pick one up locally or, pick up one of our ClearStream 2V antennas from any of our retail partners (Best Buy, Walmart, Radio Shack, Fry's) and give it shot with the antenna aimed up the hill towards Sutro. Do NOT use any amplifiers. This test will see if there's hope for you.
Good luck!