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Greetings Cleverpig,
We often encourage people with their antenna(s) to get them above the trees. Why is this so? Trees reflect, attenuate and disrupt the signal before it gets to your antenna. The result can yield unreliable reception in situations where it should be a "slam dunk." Additionally, by mounting in the attic, you are further attenuating the signals and causing more multipath and can promote even less reliable reception because you are asking a compromised signal to be compromised more by penetrating your roof.
Mounting outdoors is very important, especially in this situation. An antenna can only work with the signal that is present. If the signal varies to a high degree, even the strongest gain antenna can't overcome a compromised signal.
Essentially tree obstruction + attic install is what you are asking any antenna to do. The result is you will likely continue to have reception issues and the situation will not be satisfactory.
Reconsider your mounting location to give yourself the best chance at reliable reception.
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