G5RV/ZS6BKW Antennas

The ZS6BKW antenna is a better match for our bands than the G5RV. The method of construction and tuning  is essentially the same for both antennas but the dimensions are different.

Here is the ZS6BKW antenna installed at AK6R fine tuned for the CW/FT8 frequencies on 40-20-17-12-10 meters.  An excellent antenna when installed at 30 feet or higher and no tuner required avoiding the tuner losses and constant retuning.  If you want to work all bands from 80-10 install an antenna tuner between the 1:1 balun and the amplifier and ignore the 39/40 switch.

Is this the best FT8 antenna?  – I think so as I has made over 70,000 contacts and it still is a proven winner -Good world wide DX, easy to install, no tuner and takes full legal limit.

PAL ZS68006 Ant Layout - G5RV/ZS6BKW Antennas

 

Here are several different 1:1 baluns you can use depending on power requirements:

Automotive Battery Charger RFI Kit - - 1-300 MHz RFI Suppression

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Automotive Battery Charger RFI Kit - - 1-300 MHz RFI Suppression
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This kit suppresses EMI and RFI generated from DC battery charger such as used on automotive batteries uo to 100 amps output.

Simple snap on the ferrite suppressors (1" hole size) onto the AC input using multiple turns through the center and do the same for the DC output cables. The more turns through the center the hiogher the RFI suppression.

Simple - Effective and Low Cost solution.to suppress charger noise fed back into AC power lines acting as RFI transmitting antennas!


 

Here is the Coax Noise Filter used to suppress coax common mode currents (works for all type of antennas)

 

PDF of ZS6BKW at AK6R Construction Article HERE: My ZS6BKW Antenna