Thanks for pointing out the obvious
but that is what I was hoping to avoid. Those stations from the North, I already get them, even when the antenna remains that way I mentioned (also meaning that I haven't had a chance to mess with it again as I blew my back out yet again). That being said, with the antenna pointed West....I get ABC, NBC, and CBS but no FOX from both and North at the same time and with the same quality....so.....could there be something else that I am missing or overlooking due to this....could it have something to do with the "trap" on the preamp?