What is Reddit's opinion of ViewTV VT-0966V Digital Amplified Outdoor/Indoor Attic HDTV Antenna - 165 Miles Range?

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https://www.amazon.com/ViewTV-VT-0966V-Digital-Amplified-Outdoor/dp/B01M9G2XZW

you should be able to use this one with or without the amp

the problem with amps is that the power inserter / power supply needs to send power through it...

this model it looks like the amp is right in that box which you can choose to use or not..

other models the amp is in the antenna and the power is sent up the coax..

problem is the splitters most people use don't allow power to go through them.. .

if power can't get to the amp you will get zero tv signal.. not just unamped signal.. you get zero signal.. so a seperate amp is normally the way to go vs one that is right inside the antenna.

also your antenna is not good for channel 13 and below .. which you have in your area

that top bar on the antenna I suggested is for VHF 13 REAL and below and they work if you have decent signal.. not as great as a 100 inch antenna on your roof but it should do ok especially if you have problems getting NBC 11

additionally which sucks for you the red C on the left side of the chart means CoChannel meaning there is disturbance from another channel in the area on the same channel

so in your area WTIC cochannels with WESA

The a's are not as bad as the C's

the Red C's will knock each other off the air

I would try that antenna if you want to try a different one.. use it with and without the amp and see what you get.

EDIT

just noticed you are having problems on how to point your antenna..

the signal should come through the out reached bars..

like if you look at your antenna from the side its super thin nothing is going to get to it...

so you want to position it so the signal will pass right through it at 90deg to the opening

and you dont turn antennas on their side.. there is a top and bottom

I would say point it at 310deg because you get most of your stronger stations from there and after that you just have duplicates.. the duplicates might have some good sub channels that are different .. you will want to check www.rabbitears.info to see all your subs on all your stations.. I would expect to get everything in the green. Your antenna is probably fine for you but if you want a manufactured one I would suggest this for the price its not bad

$40 https://www.amazon.com/ViewTV-VT-0966V-Digital-Amplified-Outdoor/dp/B01M9G2XZW

very similar to yours but has the hi VHF dipole on the top and comes with a cheap amp that you can probably either use or not use .. but the price isn't bad for something manufactured.

that antenna also has the reflector and you have nothing to the south of you so a reflector will just help with your gain.

oh also don't point through the slant of the roof if you can get it to a sidewall that is better.. if snow gets on your roof it will block the signal.

this antenna it is better than a clearstream and has an amp.. also $100 less https://www.amazon.com/ViewTV-VT-0966V-Digital-Amplified-Outdoor/dp/B01M9G2XZW/

you might not need the amp but if you do you have it..

and you can watch SiliconDust Tuners with Kodi or their android app.. if you want to timeshift or record then use your plex and connect the silicondust as a network tuner.. normally you can't watch a tuner that is being used for recording...

I strongly suggest gigabit wired for watching off a silicon dust as tv is still a lot of data.

looks like you are in my part of the world where are you central jersey?

for best results you need a large antenna with an amp

for something better than nothing try this antenna

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M9G2XZW

it should get you some stations and has an amp that comes with it..

I'm in swva actually.

But the antenna I had to get cause of all the mountains around here was this one on amazon. I'm lucky that most stations in my area are in the same general direction.

Check out this site to see what stations are in your area and the direction of their broadcast antenna to point towards. How far away and the directions of all of them affect what antenna is best for you.

https://www.amazon.com/ViewTV-VT-0966V-Digital-Amplified-Outdoor/dp/B01M9G2XZW

point it at 230° Magnetic

you have 2 directions for your signals and if you count the list most of the ones you want are in the 33deg magnetic range.. I didn't go through all your channels and see what you have available but http://rabbitears.info is a good site for that

Any channel that says REAL 13 or below means its VHF and you have a UHF antenna .. which might pick up strong signals but its not optimized for VHF which needs an antenna dipole width starting at 23 inches and wider for lower channels.. that u shaped thing on your antenna is your dipole I am guessing its about 16 inches wide so ...

if you didn't have an antenna I would suggest this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M9G2XZW its cheap and amplified and has that long dipole on the top to get some of the higher VHF channels ... supposedly 7 and above but I have found mixed results I tried something similar to that and can't pickup channel 12 very well.. so its a crap shoot..

for best position i have found as close to the outside wall of the building is best.. maybe also pointed up very slightly

but try that 35degree for best results and maybe you will still pickup a couple of the others..

get yourself a compass app on your phone and try to be really accurate.. i have to lay my phone on something flat with nothing metal around it for accuracy

good luck

no you're screwed .. you're completely screwed........

actually you should probably get a bunch of channels and your reception shouldnt be much different from your sisters.. you guys are in a bit of a basin with some high hills around you but one thing you got going for you is that they are merging major channels onto a single physical channel...

so like physical channel 43 carries both CBS and Fox in your area http://www.rabbitears.info/search.php?request=zip_search&zipcode=22815&miles=60&address=&lat=&lon=&sorting=signal&dbtype=dBm&height=25

most of your stations are to the south but you have 2 directions south of you

only channel 11 pbs is on vhf in your area
but some of your UHF stations are on high uhf so they will be changing that physical station sometime from next summer to 2 years from now so consider this a solution you find today might need to be adjusted not this fall but maybe 2018 fall... everyone is having this problem not just your area..

So I would ask your sister about her antenna since you are basically in the same situation and then view the channels and see if you press the info button on her remote if it shows the bar levels for each station.. so you can see the strength... with digital tv even 1 or 2 bars is enough for decent reception but if you get 4 bars then you can trust that station will come in during storms which can be important.. if you like to know whats going on...

so what antenna should you get? ask your sister what she has

other than that I might suggest something like this

https://www.amazon.com/ViewTV-VT-0966V-Digital-Amplified-Outdoor/dp/B01M9G2XZW

if your dish antenna mount points south / south west without obstruction.. get a compass app for your phone.. then you can mount the antenna on that pole ..

the antenna is pretty light and not that big and its not extremely directional so if you mess around at which way it is pointed exactly then you might get better reception from 2 directions

the amp for this antenna would be mounted inside your home but regular coax splitters wont pass electricity so if you find you have a problem with that then try it without the amp and then try it with this type of power passing splitter... honestly test in your house direct to the tv before you go mounting it someplace.. its a pretty small antenna even though the pictures show it as large...

OR .. get what your sister has... if she has good signal levels

see how this splitter says all ports power passing

https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Aspen-500309-2-Way-Splitter/dp/B0014KODDA

and you could probably keep your dish because antenna and dish signals don't mix but idk how that would work at your tv

a flat antenna won't pick up stations that in your tvfool second col that says REAL are lower than channel 13.. you need a set of bunny ears.. you can see an example in the header area of this page.. just a small antenna with a loop and two telescoping antennas

Dish won't pickup OTA but you can use a splitter if you want at the dish and install a VHF UHF antenna to serve all the tvs that get dish... but I would go with $7 bunnie ears antennas at each TV if you are not keeping the dish alive.. if you are keeping the dish alive then get one of these.

https://www.amazon.com/ViewTV-VT-0966V-Digital-Amplified-Outdoor/dp/B01M9G2XZW

mount it near the antenna and use this splitter
https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Aspen-500309-2-Way-Splitter/dp/B0014KODDA

and you will get both dish and antenna over the same cable but idk how its going to work at your tv.. tvs need dish tuners.. not sure your dish tuner can tune OTA .. maybe it can .. if not idk...

get the bunny ears