I've done a lot of stuff with OTA, designing antennas etc.
I used to use a 4 bay antenna and it worked well but it took awhile to find stations as it wasn't omni-directional.
I've had a love-hate with King products, worked OK until they didn't.
My current antenna is an Antop. It's omni-directional but also much more forgiving for not having to be at the same elevation as the TV station without signal degradation.
By far the most important factor of OTA is elevation and the difference between rooftop and several feet higher is significant.
I've used 3 different setups to get pole mounted antennas higher than the roof top.
1. Weld a tube on top of the spare tire holder to act as a socket for a pole.
2. Bumper mounted sturdy bracket for larger diameter multiple tube. 12'
3. Same bracket and using the same flagpole that Jon mentions. 20'
So, different ways to do it, but higher is better.
Ron
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