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Firstly, thank you all very much again for reading and for the several detailed replies and suggestions. I tried repositioning my antenna and wanted to report back with the results.
I previously had the antenna about 4 feet high in the attic (12’ from ground) so that I could keep it close to the entry hatch for easy adjustments. I tried raising it up to about 7 feet high in the attic (15’ from ground) and moved it more towards the center of the attic and my while my signal bars actually decreased for other networks (CBS and ABC) without visibly impacting the picture, the Fox signal improved and I’m now only getting the occasional glitch/blip. (I should mention, I’m measuring signal through my Samsung TV which only gives signal bars rather than a percentage.)
The skeptic in me is concerned however as today happens to be a particularly clear sunny day in Dallas with hardly a cloud in the sky. Based on these results and my previous issues with this antenna, would you all recommend I go ahead and pick up the Winegard HD7694P antenna referenced earlier to better safeguard against potential future bad reception and/or poor weather conditions? If so, would you expect I would need to pick up an amp as well or should the antenna alone be sufficient (assuming similar conditions in an attic installation)?
I have about a week and a half left in my return window to monoprice and I’d hate to be stuck with an antenna I don’t need. I may just go ahead and order the Winegard to tinker with and compare over the weekend, but I’d appreciate any other ideas/expectations any of you may have as well.
Thanks again to you all for your help!
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