WHAS is a VHF station. I live near McNeely Lake Park and have a HD7694P mounted in my attic and get pretty good reception.

https://i.imgur.com/4rPVP2C.jpg

Live in Golden Hill, don't have great line of sight to the two hills that local TV comes from, here's my experience, though I don't know how applicable:

• As others have mentioned, KPBS and FOX broadcast from the same location as NBC. My TV has a signal strength thing somewhere in the tuning menu, tune to Fox and fuck around with your antenna until you've maximized the signal, then try scanning for NBC.
  
• Walls and shit block signal. Try running it outside. But you'll also get signal loss for every x feet of cable.
  
• Ultimately, our house must have lead walls or something, because none of the indoor antennas would pick up shit for us. We had to resort to something like this. (Fry's will have an assortment of them in stock). It's big and bulky, but it works well. Unfortunately, it's a bit directional, but that's generally OK, as if we point it at Mt San Miguel (Fox, NBC) we still get the stuff from Mt Soledad pretty well (except when a plane flies over, which is every 5 minutes on Sundays).
  

OTA is great. You really don't need a great antenna to get the big channels NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS. They are all on the Signal Mountain Ridge. As long as you don't sit in a ridges RF shadow, something inside should work well.

I have this antenna and it is total overkill.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DFTGR4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have it pointed at the mountain and the rear of it actually picks up PBS from Chatsworth, GA.

I bought this antenna and pick up ION from Canton, GA.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029U2XCC/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1


You buying one antenna for one TV, or one antenna for multiple TVs? You can easily tap into your existing coax. You'll just want to probably replace your cable provided distributor with an amplified distributor.

You aren't out of luck with those channels but you will need an outdoor antenna with possibly some height to it. An amp might not be a bad idea either. I pick up several stations like this with an antenna 20 feet in the air, with an amp split to 4 TVs.

This is the antenna I use: Winegard HD7694P High Definition VHF/UHF Antenna https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DFTGR4

But I would go with the bigger model if you can, just make sure it is VHF and UHF.

I can't speak on the DVR too much as I have tried several options from the channel master dvr to the tablo but ended up going with a HTPC with 3 tuners, NextPVR and Plex for viewing anywhere. That's an advanced solution though.

As long as you don't live in an apartment, the antenna thing is super easy- just buy an antenna, preamp, and a long-enough coax cable. Then stick the antenna somewhere in the attic pointing in the direction of the right towers, have your TV automatically search, and it pays itself off with the first month's of savings. It seems like it might be a project, but it really isn't.

I have a large one in my attic. Radio Shack use to sell the great classic ones cheap. That is where I got mine.

It looks like this just larger and more arms...
https://smile.amazon.com/Winegard-Platinum-HD7694P-Ultra-HD-High-VHF/dp/B001DFTGR4/

Look for one like that. I get around 30-40 channels.

Thank you for the info. Yeah, I'm in a pretty crappy area. It looks like only one of the antennas I listed does VHF. That was the one I didn't really want to go with as it's the most expensive. I found a few other antennas that might get the job done. 1 and 2. Any thoughts?

I haven't really noticed any outdoor antennas in my area, but I'll have to look a little closer.

Does it matter what kind of roof mount I get? I keep finding "kits" for specific models, but no general roof mount.

Purchasing this one and will see how it works out!

https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-Platinum-HD7694P-Ultra-HD-High-VHF/dp/B001DFTGR4

Thanks again for your help. Really appreciate it!

I don't remember the exact model, but it was a Winegard. Something like this.

You need an antenna, tuner, and DVR. Since you use a ChromeCast, the Plex DVR is out (it only does time shifting for Android and AppleTV at the moment).

Tablo has a combined tuner (with 2-tuner and 4-tuner models i.e. you can watch/record 2 or 4 things at once) and DVR combo. Although you will need to purchase an external USB hard drive for some models.

Antenna wise, you could go with a Mohu Leaf if you're relatively close to Fox and CBS. Otherwise, go with this bad boy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DFTGR4/ and this bad boy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DQN3R9O/.

We use this and don't live close to the stations. No failures in blizzards or storms.
Winegard Platinum Series HD7694P... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DFTGR4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

At that distance you may have to go for a more traditional outdoor antenna (an attic installation may work too). Generally the mileage ratings on indoor antennas aren't worth much. Your success rate will mostly depend on what kind of obstacles are around your house and if you are able to get your antenna up high enough and pointed in the right direction. Based on your report your best shot would be pointing your antenna at 183* (just a little north of due west) and getting it as high off the ground as you can.

I'm far from an expert on antennas but one I see recommended a lot is the wineguard hd7694p which seems like it would have the oomph to pull down stations from that sort of range if mounted in an attic (or even better, on the roof).

I suggest one like this.

And the direction you point it makes a big difference. Use the first link I sent to see which way you should point it. You will probably have to make a few fine adjustments but I have helped several people put these in, in many different areas.

I have this in my attic in Davis and it works great:

Winegard Platinum Series HD7694P https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DFTGR4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Uu8WBbFQ2FGZ0

I built my own gray-hoverman antenna and had it in the attic. It worked pretty well, but had breakup on stormy days. Since switching to the Winegard, I’ve never had any breakup.

its not the number of things connected to a splitter that drains the strength its the number of ports on the splitter .. so.. if you have a 8way splitter and 1 thing its the same as if you have 7 things...

you have a lot of signal from the south .. the only problem is your main stations NBC CBS FOX are all VHF but they have decent signal.. as do the UHF ones over 13 Real.

So for you i would get a ClearStream 4v with the vhf rod but they are expensive now.. don't know why but price has gone up.

since all your stations are pretty much in the same direction

http://www.amazon.com/Winegard-HD7694P-High-Definition-Antenna/dp/B001DFTGR4/

that might work for you

then hook that to this instead of a splitter

http://www.amazon.com/Bi-Directional-Amplifier-Splitter-Booster-Passive/dp/B000WDR94U/

an amplified splitter of that power will just compensate for the loss due to the length of cable so you want that thing near as you can to the antenna and where all your runs to each room meet up.. and you can run a separate coax to power it and have the dc power supply where ever

that should be about as good as you need and can get.

I see that motivational speaker career is paying off!....

You have "line of sight" to the KHOU transmitters (which is good), but you're about 30 miles away. That's probably too far for a consistent signal with a window or attic antenna, especially on a VHF signal.

But a rooftop antenna should easily be able to pull in such a strong signal (and all your other stations). How about a Clearstream 2V or Winegard 7694p or 7698p strapped to your chimney or on a roof mount, with a RCA Preamp 1. A preamp locks in the signal you receive at the antenna so you don't bleed signal on the coaxial run to your television or at the splitters.

Point the antenna at 178 degrees using your iPhone compass app or install an Android compass app. On the roof, it'll pull in all your signals nicely because they all come from the same location.

FYI - the Clearstream is the nicest looking, but remember that federal law protects your right to put up pretty much any OTA antenna you want on your roof -- no matter what your HOA, city, or landlord prefer. FCC link 1 FCC link 2

FYI 2 -- if you previously had DirecTV or Dish Network, you might be able to re-use their rooftop mount and coaxial cable runs, assuming that their pole/mount gives you a clear, unobstructed view toward 178 degrees. You'll just need to swap out any Direct/Dish splitters/amplifiers for your own splitter or connector.

If you did cut the cord, you need to really invest some time and money in a nice antenna. Did you just stick some rabbit ears on your TV? Buy one of these and stick it on your roof:

http://amzn.com/B001DFTGR4

Face to towards SW Portland and if you're within 80 miles (and not in a canyon) you'll be golden. Otherwise... I'd uncut that cord. :D

I was thinking that, but then I found this review which unfortunately is exactly my scenario. Hard to ignore that one.

So, HD 7694p vs ANT751... Which one offers better vhf-hi capacity?

I'm almost exactly in the same area as you. I have this antenna mounted on the garage roof (not even near the peak of the 2nd story). I get great signals even with trees in the front yard. I mounted it on the old Dish mast and use the same coax. I just had to replace the Dish splitter because it is also a filter and filtered out a couple of stations.

buy it now - don't hesitate;
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DFTGR4
it's rarely this cheap and
amazon prime had 30day returns - they pay shipping.

and if hd7698p does not work for you, little else will.

I got this for $35 and put it in the attic. I get every channel I should and no interference. i do run it through a amplifier. Just in case you have problems with the flat indoor type that get poorer reception
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DFTGR4

I've got this beast mounted in my attic pointing toward downtown RVA.

I just got the Winegard 7694 this week for the attic. Works great, no amp, I get all the channels :)

Here is the mobile version of your link

Here is what is confusing me...

If you look at THIS

It says it has VHF and UHF, but only Channels 7-69.

The one you linked would work, but it's $130, and I was hoping to not have to drop that much out the gate.

I also wondered about something like THIS ONE It says 2-69. Obviously probably not quite as powerful... but based on what I can get with just something like This Cheap Thing I wondered if it might be enough.

What do you think? I need that channel 4 for sure, because... Football!

I've never heard of "ahere" as a manufacturer, so I suspect it's a marketing company rather than a company that actually makes and tests the antennas. You have gotten some nice suggestions for antennas people know to be good.

I had good luck with both my ChannelMaster CM4228, but it's large; probably too large for your attic. This ClearStream 4V didn't work as well for me for a very weak VHF station, but my brother in law is using it and likes it. They make a 60 mile version that is smaller and can probably fit in your attic space.

I think upofadown's suggestion for either a Winegard HD7694 or ChannelMaster CM-2018 are good choices. But they are 78" long, and they can be hard to fit into small spaces.

https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-Platinum-HD7694P-Ultra-HD-High-VHF/dp/B001DFTGR4

I believe this is the on. I’ve been using it for about 10 years. I had the roof replaced recently and I couldn’t bring myself to pierce the new shingles for the tripod. I instead installed it in the attic. It’s performed ok, but I would like to throw a bit of money and time into getting a more reliable signal. I get really poor results during bad weather.

Tvfool to follow

Well. Let’s see here. I first purchased this antenna and this mast holder once I made the decision this year to cut the cord. Reading this sub, I quickly realized that I could use this mast amplifier to obtain about 10 more channels and this distribution amplifier to run the signals into 7 rooms of my house.

I configured and tested my setup in the middle of the summer thunderstorm season so I installed this UPS to prevent the brownouts that were occurring all too often during this time. I still had two television sets that were analog/CRT, so I purchased this set top converter which gave me the added bonus of Broadcast DVR when I purchased this flash drive to plug into them.
I then purchased two Roku3 units to supplement my broadcast programming. I also discovered that even when using a dual band router , I was only able to obtain a reliable 18 Mbit wireless stream in my far bedrooms from my Laundry Room equipment location. While this was sufficient for managing two simultaneous streams of HD for now, I was concerned that we would need to have 3 or 4 simultaneous streams or need to upgrade for UltraHD in the next year or so. I then purchased some Cat5e cable and ran 3 separate cables to each of 7 rooms and centralized all the lines into this switch which acted as my Ethernet distribution network.

I had an idle desktop PC with an AMD FX-8350 processor which I upgraded with gigabit LAN, 8GB DDR3 RAM, and five 3TB Disk Drives. I installed Plex Media Server based on recommendations from this sub and I have been torrenting like a madman to fill a little more than half this disk space in the past 4 months. I connected the media server to my Ethernet switch via a Gigabit link and have had no issues with lag even while transcoding on the fly. I plan to purchase some more streaming devices which will probably be Roku3 or Chromecast units depending upon the price and suitability.

My next step is to look at high quality music streaming and how I might integrate some vintage (1980s) audio equipment into this setup.

I put a ClearStream 4V in my attic and I've been pretty happy with it. I use a pre-amp with it since I'm running the cable through my basement, along the side of the house, then into the attic (rather than fishing wires through the attic). If your dish's coax runs through the attic/roof then it'd be even easier to tap into that line.

Obviously it would be ideal to have the least amount of obstructions as possible, so if roof-mounting is an option, you should go for it. Get a bigger oldschool antenna (like one of these) and you can probably mount it to the same pole or receiver as your dish.

I used to use the flat style indoor antennas that other people are linking to but now that I have an attic, I have moved up to this.

Those flat style ones can almost never pick up VHF channels whereas this one can as well as providing better reception for UHF channels.

I pick up ION out of Atlanat that is 2Edge 60 miles out. My antenna is pointed at 296° and ION comes in from 150°.

This bad boy picks itup from my attic crawl space which is just big enough to fit this antenna. Winegard Platinum Series HD7694P Long Range TV Antenna (Outdoor / Attic, 4K Ultra-HD Ready, ATSC 3.0 Ready, High-VHF / UHF) - 45 Mile Range https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DFTGR4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_-TrezbVKEVZCP

I get 55% signal, anything over 48% on my TV is reliable. From the Antennas I have 30ft RG6 that goes into a powered distributor and feeds two TVs, one with a 75ft run.

i live in davidson but in a weird place of bad cell phone reception and even worse tv reception. i had no issues getting most all the local channels with a cheap indoor amazon basics antenna. like others had mentioned, nbc turned out to be the problem child and after research i found it uses a different band than most of the other locals. i believe it has vhf high. i did some research on antennas with a better than normal sn ratio in that band.

i can say that this one works for all the locals, including nbc:
https://www.amazon.com/Winegard-Platinum-HD7694P-Ultra-HD-High-VHF/dp/B001DFTGR4

i placed it in my attic.

i ended up having a different issue though. i live directly in the BNA good weather flight path. planes flight right over my house all day long. every time one does so, i lose all reception for a minute or so. after read this is a common problem i ended up subscribing to youtube tv and being done with it. if you don't have low flying planes then you shouldn't have an issue.