Sounds like you are still twisted up. I agree with GUM , 30 inch metal receiving elements is to long for a UHF only antenna. What antenna does the antenna look the most like in these pictures ,
http://www.kyes.com/antenna/pointing/pointing.html. And it is interesting that you are so intent on receiving 7 and 14 to the north when the same channels are KEPB 29 and KSLR 31 to the south east.