The first thing I’d do is find a nice little hill in the countryside, the side of a large lake in the countryside (admittedly, there aren’t many of those - depends where you live), or a beach at the coast … and see what you manage to get.
As you can see from this … no apparent signal loss over 1.2km distance. (My MP is same tech as MPP).
Also - since it seems to have slipped out notice, a belated welcome to GADC Alan / @Aij615.
If you haven’t already, take a look at the Map of Members and you’ll get an idea if there are other members in your neck of the wood.
(Don’t forget to add yourself to that map : Members’ Location Map - A Guide)