Kelly,
At the moment my base station is probably about 110 feet from the array, upstairs and more in the center of the house. I had originally put it downstairs in the kitchen, but reception was an issue- numerous sheetrock walls and a gas furnace between the two components. So I moved it to the west bedroom upstairs, reception was great but the base unit was on a dresser and the afternoon sun came through our west facing picture windows and caused a temperature spike at about 4pm. So it got moved again, further away and with an extra wall but reception on the display is still excellent- 5 bars mostly, occasionally dropping to 4. Good enough for my purposes.
My brother is an electrical engineer, he's coming to visit so I may ask if he has an analyzer to bring with.
Montana is the best state in the union. Currently we live in Missoula, but the house in Florence is where we're moving to when retirement kicks in. In the meantime I go down there and sit by the river and count my blessings.
“I’m in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection. But with Montana it is love. And it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it.”
― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America