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.

Great product like most Channel Master products. I did not gain any channels, and I had wished that I gained one missing local channel. It is very hard to pick up, my neighbor has a huge antenna on their roof and cant get it, so I was not expecting this smaller antenna to be able to do it. But, I did go from a 60% signal strength to 95%. SNR from 70% to 98%. So much better than the cheap rabbit ears I had in place. This made the picture less likely to pixelate, and should work better during storms, the whole reason why I keep local channels in the first place...weather reports. I am in the city, and this is great for city use. It might not be great for rural use. Channel Master has bigger antennas, one I have used before when I lived rural worked great. Thats why I stayed with Channel Master.

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!

I bought and installed this antenna three weeks ago. So far it's performed nicely. I'm in flat Florida and the broadcast towers are less than 35 miles away, so I can't verify the outer limits of the antenna's range. It was easy to assemble, but did not include a mast, which I required. With this antenna, I'm able to pull in 53 stations. It's been through several heavy rain storms and survive with no problems. Can't attest to cold weather durability or other weather occurrences like hail. Don't expect this antenna to pull in distance towers like a uni-directional antenna. I also receive VHF and UHF stations. All-in-all a pretty good antenna.

We live in a metropolitan area, but our local TV antennas are 10+ miles away. A few stations would come in with set-top rabbit ear type antennas, but they would often cut in and out. We placed this antenna up on a mast pointed at the local TV broadcasting antennas, and the stations now come in great. We ran it through a splitter, so it easily handles a second TV. This is a nice, small and unobtrusive antenna that works quite well!

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.

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.

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.

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

nice unit, all sealed from weather, easy install