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I currently have an old omnidirectional antenna, purchased years ago at Radio Shack. In the past it got spotty reception of both the closer eastern channels (Canadian - 3) and the farther western channels (Michigan - 8/10). Now that the Michigan channels have all gone digital, I purchased a new TV with a digital tuner. Hooking it up to the existing antenna resulted in no channels. A very old booster (unknown model, it was from Radio Shack) was lying around so I put it inline behind the TV and powered it up. The digital channels from Michigan came in perfectly for about 3 minutes and then everything was gone. I figured the booster died (power light would go out as soon as the TV was attached) so I purchased a Antennacraft 10G222 Pre-Amplifier. Once this was hooked up, no channels appeared. I figured the TV's tuner might have been damaged so I brought it back to Ottawa (antenna setup is at cottage) and it works fine for both analog and digital channels in Ottawa.
Now I'm wondering if I have too much gain from the booster or if the antenna should be replaced and if so with which one? A directional antenna seems perfect to pick up the digital channels from Michigan but getting the analog stations from Canada would be nice if possible.
I'm looking at getting Antennas Direct 20dB Variable Attenuator for VHF UHF HD Off-Air Reception 1296F to see if I can scale back the gain.