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Well, I finally got to do some further examination after getting unpacked and settled in. Unfortunately I have a neighbors house sitting directly between the towers and my building. Clearing this obstruction will not be possible. Even if I had permission to mount an antenna on the roof I could not achieve enough height without putting up a tower -- the offending structure is a three story building vs. my single story.
That said, I made some changes to my setup that improved my signal levels a bit. Hung the antenna off the ceiling of my porch to gain a few more feet in height and bought a better shielded cable for the run back to my TV. WSKG still has the occasional artifact and/or audio dropout but it's quite watchable. The only question is whether or not the pending arrival of foliage will degrade it to the point of being unwatchable.
Regarding your questions, no metal siding and the structure is wood framed. I can't answer the question regarding insulation though if I had to hazard a guess I'd say there isn't any at all on the enclosed porch. As it stands right now I've got my antenna in front of a window that's facing the towers in my town. The window frame itself is metal but my current antenna is small enough so as to not be blocked any by the frame. A larger antenna would have to contend with this bit of obstruction though.
The CM3010 appeals to me. Do you happen to know if the gain figures for it are published anywhere? The site you provided has them for the 2016 but not the 3010. The 2016 would look kind of silly on my porch but I'll accept that if it turns out to be necessary. It would make my decision easier if I could see a straight up comparison between it and the 3010 though.
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