TV Antenna recommendations?

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I am thinking about putting up an outdoor tv antenna. As background: rabbit ears will do nothing but the 3 local UHF stations here, & even then not so well. I mounted a big UHF antenna in the attic & that gives me a clear signal from the locals for what its worth. I have a Radio Shlock FM outdoor antenna which I knew was not great on VHF but I have tried it. First I put it in the attic but not worth the trouble. Now I have mounted it to the roof of a shed & this got the higher VHF okay but I guess its cut way wrong for the lower end. Thats the problem-I really want to get 2 and/or 7. I don't know right now if I will really go through with this, but if I buy a decent antenna does anyone have any experience they can relate? I can't find one online like the one we had at the first 2 houses I lived in, and like my neighbor has now. They all have 2 sets of VHF elements, one facing up, the other facing down. I don't know that this makes them any better, just noticed that I can't find one. The best thing I saw searching the web was a Delhi (used to be Jerrold) which was expensive but looked good & measured over 16', which ought to count for something!

(part of this is due to the impending move of Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy, beginning Monday, from WMDT-47 to WBOC-21 DT. There will no longer be anything my wife wants to watch for that hour, via analog. My solution is to 1)buy a set top converter box ($$$), 2) enter the contest WBOC is having & win a converter or, 3) get a good enough antenna to pick up another Wheel/Jeopardy station, either WMAR-2 or WJLA-7.)