Channel Master Omni+ 50 - Omnidirectional Digital HDTV Antenna with 360 Degree Reception, Includes Mounting Bracket for Roof, Attic & RV Installations, Indoor/Outdoor (50 Mile Range)

I've been using the Channel Master Omni+ 50 antenna for several years, and it’s easily one of the best omnidirectional antennas available—especially if you need reliable reception across both UHF and VHF bands. What really sets this antenna apart is that it has separate components for UHF and VHF, which makes a huge difference in performance. Many antennas lump everything into one element and struggle to pull in VHF stations reliably. With the Omni+ 50, the main body handles omnidirectional UHF reception, allowing you to pick up stations from multiple directions without needing to constantly re-aim the antenna. It works great in areas where UHF signals are scattered. The VHF element is a separate dipole-style add-on that attaches to the base and can be rotated independently for optimal reception. This is incredibly useful if your VHF stations are coming from a specific direction. Even better—if you don’t need VHF, you can leave that component off entirely for a cleaner, more compact install. The build quality is solid, and it’s rated for both indoor and outdoor use. Combined with a good preamp (I use the Channel Master Amplify), this antenna has delivered stable, clear signal across all channels I care about, including the new NextGen ones. If you're in the market for a versatile antenna that truly supports both UHF and VHF, this one checks all the boxes. Highly recommended.

This is a passive, small signature antenna with almost all metal parts (mounting bracket especially) on it, which I believe mounting it to a well grounded mast helps as this is what I have it mounted to. I first tried mounting it at 2ft above roof level (approximately 20ft) and it drew in the local stations from here in west central Broward County (Ft Lauderdale) but was struggling to get the Miami-Dade border and Palm Beach was non-existant. I then moved it up another 10 feet and I was getting a total 122 channels and sub-channels across North Miami-Dade, all Broward and to my amazement, all the Palm Beach County stations. The TV picture with the cat is coming from WWHB Ch 48.1 way up in Stuart, FL, which is on the outer fringe of what this antenna is rated for distance. I was more interested in being able to at least tune in to the Weather Nation broadcast on ch 12.2 (WPEC Tower) in south Palm Beach county, which I'm getting a strong signal with this and now like I can now watch that channel without an amp during a hurricane, especially when I'm conserving power if the grid goes offline. Keep in mind, South Florida is pretty much flat at just above sea level, so line of sight is basically getting a little above (in my case, 30 feet from the ground) rooftop level. Just for kicks, I tried a pre-amp and it really made reception worse in my case. Things to consider when installing this antenna: Ensure the bracket is mounted to a well grounded mast, adding a lighting surge protector to that ground would also be a smart play, especially in lightning prone Florida. Be sure the coax is updated if possible, using a shielded coax (RG5 is what I use) with good type F connectors (Belden connectors preferred) ensuring that if DIY using a crimping, to have a multi tester on hand to check that the center feed at each end before connecting to antenna/TV, to ensure the connectors are not grounding out from the ground wire after crimping, this will completely destroy any incoming tv signals and you'll blame the antenna for it, when it's not. I bought a LTE/5G inline filter, but the verdict is out as to whether I really need it, if you do add this and also a lightning surge protector, be sure to read the fine print on each to know what end goes in the direction of the tv ("customer") and what end goes to the antenna ("service"). If you add a preamp, be sure the inline filter goes into the preamp input first, not on the output side. This I believe might be due to the filter possibly affecting the signal input. I plan to still experiment some to see if I can improve on the signals of the more distant (fringe area of antenna's rated distance) stations,. Overall, I am impressed with this especially passive antenna, pay attention to the details of installing and you should get the most out of this. Channel Master rarely ever disappoints and this was another example of engineering a very simplistic, easy to assemble and install antenna that should hold up far longer to the UV exposures with the mostly metal construction, unlike the LAVA antenna I first put up about 7 years ago, that the plastic mounting bracket and antenna became brittle from the constant UV and heat exposure here in Florida.

So, I have a Tablo for recording over the air TV but I only had flat style antenna hooked up inside my house. It worked but not great. After much research I decided to try this one out and set it up outside. I had cable coming in from outside that wasn't being used and I decided to try that to get the signal to my TV's and Tablo. I mounted it on the eve's under my roof and after some moving it around found the best direction to fasten it down. It actually touches my gutter which seemed to make it even better. I get about 60 channels and can tune all of the major networks in my area. Previously I had trouble tuning the Fox networks because the lie in a different direction from the house and I had to compromise the direction I pointed my previous antenna's to get most stations. I even have the signal split in the house to the Tablo and one other TV and the signal is great to both devices.

Put the antenna on the side of the fireplace and it works great on all of the TVs in the house using existing cable from Comcast.

Live in Green bay and just got my antenna and so far has beer great, Love it.

For Connecticut New England people I tested several antennas. This one is mediocre. The pros… it’s Omni directional meaning it will pick up channels in a 360 degree area (for the most part). It is the best only for signals that are in 60 miles max. It picks up low VHF great. Main channels on UHF can be sketchy but it will get them. It’s very light weight (simple to carry up ladder) and super easy to put together. The cons… since it’s Omni directional it will struggle to get UHF signals that are over 50/60miles away. I did get some New York channels from almost 70 miles away (facing as best in the direction on the towers and 4 feet over the roof peak), but they were unreliable. The same tower in NYC that produces CBS NBC and FOX was able to be picked up. But this Channel Master omni-directional was sketchy. It would NOT get FOX but would see CBS and NBC. It is also cheaply built.. much better than most cheap antennas but it will not be a breakthrough to fix your problems. I am using TWO separate antennas at the moment and am still using this Channel Master Omni-directional. It does do well picking up stations that are close to me in New Haven. It also picks up stations beautifully in Long Island over the water. Being omni-directional it is easy to place in my roof facing those directions toward the towers. It does need an amplifier to work its best. If you live in an area close to signal towers under 60 miles it definitely is an easy light weight choice. If you need stations beyond 60 miles I strongly suggest the Televes directional antennas as they worked the best for me. If you are going to combine two antennas like i am (this Channel Master Omnidirectional and a Televes DAT Boss) i only suggest the Televes SmartKom. The channel master combiner is no good and will only cause each antenna to fight each other.

Good reception on towers that are 30-40 miles away. Outperforms directional antennas in this setting.

I'm quite impressed with this unit; I have it on a chimney mount about 20 feet off the ground with a Channel Master CM-7779HD Pre-Amplifier. We're near Philadelphia, about 30 miles west of the towers in Roxborough, surrounded by trees. We're picking up all the major stations, except for some reason channel 12 (VHF 13). Despite not being a very wide antenna, it's successfully picking up VHF-Low stations 6 and 2 quite well! Except WHYY 12-1, we're picking up all the "Fair" and some of the "Poor" stations on our RabbitEars <dot> info report. I was worried this wouldn't perform this well, and am pleasantly surprised. The unit is lightweight, feels like decent quality plastic and metal, and comes with enough equipment to mount it on a standard mast. This is a great option if you don't need to pull in more "fringe" stations!

Works great. I'm 25 miles from the towers and I pick up all the available stations. I have it mounted on a pole that pokes through the roof and up 8ft. I did need a basic 20db amplifier to boost the signal or a couple of tv's after the second splitter as the signal comes from the antenna to a splitter on the 2nd floor with one out feeding a bedroom tv and the other feed going down to 2nd splitter in basement that feeds 2 more TV's on the main floor. The signal at the tv's on the main floor couldn't get one channel and were a little slow in changing some channels but when I added the amplifier it all worked great.

This antenna does a good job at receiving both VHF and UHF digital TV signals. It does not require an amplifier, which is a good thing, because amplifiers generally introduce noise and distortion, which is bad for digital tv reception. I think that most digital TVs have enough amplification to do without an external amp. This antenna does not require power, it is a passive straight antenna. Compare the price of this antenna to the price of cable, and see that it soon pays for itself, providing that you have a good place to mount it - as high and in the clear as possible.

My brother lives up north and he had old Antenna that wasn’t picking up much channels from different direction so I gave a try Omni+ works so much better and picks up stations from all directions. It brought up my signal strength big time. Wow lot’s of channels 👍

I install it 50 feet up on my tower and it will only receive a signal about 40 Kilometres, not a Digital Reception Range: of 50+ Miles

I set this up 20' off the ground with 100' of coax running from it and I can pick up 14 channels without a booster on Ottawa Ontario. Paired it with the CM-3090 pole and it was easy to set up.