A while back, I noted how I was planning on watching my television over the air. I recently bought the Antennas Direct DB2 Multi Directional HDTV Antenna. I started out by placed the antenna next to the TV, pointed in the direction indicated by AntennaWeb.org. Reception was OK, but could have been better.

Thanks to the fact that my house is prewired for cable, I was able to move the antenna to an upstairs bedroom, and wire it directly to my television in the family room downstairs. This helped, but didn't fix things. My dad helped me mount the antenna outside on an old satellite dish mount. Again, the hope was that this would help my reception. And again, I've been disappointed.

Unfortunately, my antenna is 'looking' directly through a line of trees about 100 feet behind my house. When the weather is windy, my reception is really bad (and it's been very windy here recently). As such, I've been disappointed with the antenna.

Does anyone here get TV over the air? If so, how do you maximize your signal strength? I'm getting frustrated with my current setup, and I'm not sure how to proceed. Cable television is ridiculously expensive, and I like having stations in HD. But my options seem so limited. Anyone got any tips?