yes - up the wall - ideally near a window.
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I get the Jellico stations and most of the Knoxville stations - I didn’t do any better with something that was marketed as an antenna and took up an electrical outlet as well.
Most of those powered indoor antennas don’t do much better than a simple rabbit ears type, because in the location they are usually placed, the signal levels are weak, and the RF noise level high. The (wideband) amplifier boosts both the desired signal AND the noise, plus any multipath reflections (more “noise, essentially). The cheap amplifier adds its own noise too. A good “picture” depends on a good signal to noise level. If signal to noise is not sufficient, regardless of the signal level, in digital, the picture either pixelates or drops out entirely.
Well, maybe not “regardless” — too much signal can overload the front end of the tuner, some tuners being better than others about that. However, our closest station is fairly strong and only 7 miles away, and causes us no problems that I know of due to excessive signal strength.
Note that if your TV or DTV box has a signal strength function (most, perhaps all do), what it is REALLY displaying is the signal to noise ratio, not the actual RF signal strength. This makes sense because multipath reflections are very often a problem even on strong signals. Sometimes it is necessary to aim the antenna for best signal to noise level / signal to multipath reflection level, rather than simply the strongest RF signal.
The two places where an amplifier is helpful are:
1) Ahead of a splitter, as splitters MAY reduce signal strength to a point where the TV tuner’s own noise (or other nearby noise sources) are problematic, or, there’s just too little signal left to lock on to. Or;
2) Ahead of a long cable run, to overcome signal losses and noise pickup in the cable (and therefor poorer signal to noise ratio at the TV’s tuner.) Typically, this is most common where an outdoor antenna is used, preferably high on a mast or tower. Best then is a mast or even antenna mounted amplifier. Next best is to keep the amplifier as close to the antenna as possible, so if the amplifier is not made for outdoor use, place it just after the cable enters the structure.
Strictly speaking, there is a “3)” also: A few amplifiers will allow the user to null out a specific frequency “too strong” local signal, and / or attenuate signals over the entire TV frequency spectrum. This is not too often needed in rural locations, unless you have a transmitter right on top of you. It may be more useful in cities, but I have little experience with that.