VHF UHF ANTENNAS
For A Great VHF/UHF Antenna, Channel Master 4228HD Long-Range Outdoor Rooftop HDTV Antenna is hard to beat
The official blurb is Channel Master's 4228HD antenna can receive digital and analog over-the-air TV signals in the UHF band and high VHF band. The 4228HD is optimized for "deep-fringe" reception of HDTV and receives digital and analog UHF and high-band VHF TV signals; range is 60 miles for UHF (ch. 14-69), 45 miles for VHF (ch. 7-13); 8-bay bowtie dipole design; 41"W x 5-1/2"D x 33"H.
It has received much praise for praise , often receiving 4 or 5 star ratings.
I bought this antenna to replace an older Radio Shack VHF/UHF combo antenna. I've made the switch to digital only OTA TV and wanted an antenna that would bring in a stronger signal from my local stations, which are 30 miles plus away. This antenna brings then in great.
Installation was a snap. The antenna comes fully assembled. All you have to do is attach it to a mast. You may need to buy a new mast if you are using a rotator with a short mast. This antenna requires about 3 1/2 feet or so of mast to attach it to a rotator, unlike the 12 inches or so that a horizontal antenna would need when used with a rotator.
One caveat - The box it comes in is HUGE. Shipping costs may be high. I purchased mine locally and had to strap it to my roof rack to get it home.
An omnidirectional antenna is an antenna system that radiates power evenly on one plane in a directive pattern shape on a perpendicular plane. This pattern is sometimes described as doughnut shaped. Omnidirectional antennas are great for interlinking multiple directional antennas both indorors and outdoors though point to point communication systems.
