Sorry for the slow response on my part! Things have gotten busy the past handful of days, and I have not had the opportunity to fiddle with the antenna any further.
So, following up to the amp questions: In my current scenario, with how short the cable run is, and (at least for a little while longer, as I am about to send it back) the amp for the Terk at my disposal for testing, is there much sense in a preamp? Now, if for instance, my current amp improves signal in a certain scenario to a reasonable degree, then a higher quality/lower noise preamp may turn out to be a good investment. Yes?
Also, based on AdTech's (dis)recommendation, I will not include that model in my potential purchase list!
Now that I have access to better measurements through the diagnostics menu, I think my next step will be to go back to the broom handle antenna installation method of looking for sweet spots. That last move that got me CW but lost me the VHF channels was only about an 18" repositioning of the antenna. With that much change on such a small amount of movement, I am encouraged that I might find a "sweet spot" somewhere.
It sounds like '2 edge' is a rather interesting reception scenario to work with. Fortunately (or, unfortunately), I am pretty darn stubborn.
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