Antennas Direct 43XG Uni-directional Antenna

After reading the manufacturers website about this antennae I expected it would suit my needs well to provide more and improved over-the-air HD reception. It is significanly larger and more complex than a 10 year old antennae I had in my attic. This one does not perform as well. It will not pull in as many HD stations as I received before, nor the VHF band below channel 7. It is very directional sensitive. When you read its instructions, it lets you know inside a house attic and under a sheet of asphalt roofing shingles its effectiveness is cut almost 50%. With HOA covenants prohibiting exterior antennaes, this antennae was of no help. Other neighbors purchased a Terk model and it outperforms this by far. Note I am 60-65 miles from the Denver broadcast area, and homes directly block the local repeater towers in the foothills. So it is a struggle for any antennae cp to cable or satellite.