Well I have tried two of your suggestions. First I moved the T attenna to a different inside wall that faces the direction that I suspect most local signals are coming from and most stations are were received more consistently and clearer.
Sean, I made up the vertical dipole you so completely outlined above. I was able to solder the wires and as an initial trial ran in outside and tacked it behind a wooden shutter on the first floor of our wooden shingle covered home. The stations coming from this side of the house(north) are coming in beautifully, considerably clearer than with the T.
Another local station that I suspect comes from the west is not coming in as well as it did with the T. I am planning to move it higher on a east facing wall to see if that will help.
Sean, I made up the vertical dipole you so completely outlined above. I was able to solder the wires and as an initial trial ran in outside and tacked it behind a wooden shutter on the first floor of our wooden shingle covered home. The stations coming from this side of the house(north) are coming in beautifully, considerably clearer than with the T.
Another local station that I suspect comes from the west is not coming in as well as it did with the T. I am planning to move it higher on a east facing wall to see if that will help.