We've just moved into a basement suite in Coquitlam BC. And unlike other "basement suites" in the area which are often at or near ground level, we're a good 14 steps (8-9'?) below ground level. So I'm guessing that an indoor antenna facing our north window might get the Canadian stations to the north, but probably not the US stations to the south. But we
could put an antenna about 6' high on some fencing of the back deck of the house, and this antenna would have good north and south facing views. This is relevant, because the Canadian channels we'd want to get are all a bit west of north and very close, and the American channels we'd want to get (especially KVOS) are about due south and not too far away. (
TVFool report here.)
Antennas Direct has an offer through MeTV where we could get
this antenna for only US$30. Would that be a good choice for this application? (I'm worried that just putting one on the north side of the house wouldn't get the southern US channels.) Or do you think something homemade would even do the trick?