Pretty well most of the time. Not so good the other night when we had a bit of a windstorm.
No big surprise since the antenna was moving around quite a bit.
Reception kept cutting in and out. Cable got all wonky at the same time.
Actually switched to the analog channel of the program I was watching because of this.

Took it down as the storm piped up because I hadn't weatherized anything yet.
That was easy to do since it's just on a rope with a pulley.

Adjusting the direction involves going out onto the deck and moving the rope
I have tied to the back of the antenna. Most of the stations I care about are
in the same direction though.

One advantage of this setup is the ability to adjust the antenna height.
That seems to be quite critical and higher isn't necessarily better.
The optimum height is not the same for every channel either.
It would appear that the trees can actually be utilized as directors to some extent
if the antenna is in just the right spot. Anywhere else and they block everything.

We will probably set up a tower for the permanent installation, but the antenna in the trees
is getting us the best reception we have ever had, and helping gather information for siting
the tower. It may well be a crank-up tower, since the ability to adjust the height seems
to be important in our location.