Okay, you need to
SLOW DOWN and quit wasting your time and money by making impetuous,impulsive, and uninformed decisions.
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I already sent the DB8 back to Amazon.
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Sigh.......
Based on your location, your general requirements are a 1) Deep fringe UHF, 2) Deep fringe high-VHF, 3) capable preamplifier.
For the antenna, you can choose a single, large antenna that handles items 1 & 2 in a single unit. It's already been suggested (7698)> It is also 14' long.
Alternatively, you can go with separate antennas, one for each requirement. That means that a UHF antenna such as the DB8 is a good choice for UHF but you must
add, as already suggested, a high-VHF antenna such as the 10-element Winegard. You could also add the ClearStream 5 for high-VHF. You cannot expect the C5 to serve as a single antenna as your location's requirements are too severe on the UHF side.
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Also, I got the AP8275 because right in my antenna's line of sight to the West are three trees (two pines and a maple). I want something that can blow right through them.
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That's an unrealistic expectation. Amplifiers cannot correct for tree-caused reception issues, only a chainsaw will actually do that
The 8275 is a capable enough amp for this location. Use it, there s no risk of overload.