hey elkniv! I live in Newfane, approximately 10 miles from the lake. I get all Toronto stations, 5.1 CBC, 9.1 CTV, 57.1 CITY, 66.1 SUN, and the OMNI's when they are up. All stations except CITY come in very strong. CITY I get at about 50% but am able to watch it problem free in normal weather (rain and snow cause problems). I have an antennacraft u8000 with a winegard preamp and am aimed directly at the CN tower. Buffalo and Grand Island are recieved fairly well through the back and sides of antenna. If I were you, I'd scrap the DB2 and go with with CM4228 or the antennacraft u8000.