Whiskers

I'm back, with a update seeking advice. Today I bought a CM 4228 and everything to set up a antennae except the preamp. That store didn't sell the suggested preamp, and I figured I should do some testing before buying one.

I Assembled the 4228 and hooked it up. Now understand it is not out on a pole yet, it is standing up inside my house near my new TV. The difference on my analog stations is tremendous, but the reception is not perfect, I'm convinced the purchase price will be more than worth it once it out and up in the air for this alone. However my set still can't even find a hint of a digital station. I do have some trees tween my house and the direction most of my stations are in, but even the florence digital station is not showing up, and there no trees in that direction. I bought a 30' telescoping mast by the way, looked like a good fit for where I plan to install the antennae.

I'm not sure which path I should take now, Should I go for the CM 4777 preamp, or the previous mentioned Winegard Hdp version. To dodge those trees would require me to run cable about 100' from my house and install the antennae differently. Not to mention that long line for the rotor. Or am I worried about nothing since it inside. Perhaps what I need to do is take the big 100' of coax i bought and play with it outside for awhile.

I have another stupid question, I didn't buy standouts yet, but obviously with that mast I'm going to need some to secure the wires to that mast, but the only standouts I see are designed for the cable/flat wire. What do you do about the ground wire and the rotor wires? Am I looking in wrong place? Do I use 3 sets of standouts? Is it important to keep them apart? Also the 4228 instructions don't say anything specific about where to attach the ground wire to it. Just on the bottom. Where is the best place, just wrap it around some of the wire grid?