Here is a signal report of the literal exact spot where my antenna is
RabbitEars, where you can learn all about local, over-the-air TV channels.
www.rabbitears.info
Thank you for the new report. That location is about a mile away from the previous report.
I find it difficult to use an address with the rabbitears.info reports, so I use coordinates from Google maps.
I was able to figure out your exact address which is a few houses away from your second report. The signals look more like your description of reception here:
RabbitEars.Info
You can see the channels turned to "poor" instead of "bad" it says WTHR is bad but that's the most reliable station I get. It's always 3 bars with my winegard which is a great VHF antenna I was told.
Yes, the Winegard HD7694P is a good medium gain combo antenna for UHF and VHF-High. But, it's important to unfold the long VHF elements at the rear in the correct order for MAX gain. The new instructions are confusing; even Tyler the Antenna Man got it wrong. The VHF elements are a log periodic antenna and must alternate.
Another thing that helps is WTHR is a VHF channel. VHF signals can make it over rough terrain better than UHF signals.
I find it so odd when I point my antenna directly at the towers, the reception gets worse but when I face my antenna directly north basically like 3° I get much better reception for WXIN. Maybe there's a reflection of the signal that's stronger coming from the north idk.
I looked at the satellite view of your location. You have trees at the NE corner of your house which block the signals from the NE. When you aim your antenna north, you are able to pick up the signals coming around the west side of the trees.
I was tempted to post a satellite view of your house, but wouldn't do it without your permission.