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:

Desktop Computer with AC power RFI Kit - 7 Filters

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Product Details
MPN: RFI-1D
Type: New
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Filter Power Rating (PEP watts): n/a
RFI Suppression Range (MHz): 1-300 MHz
# Ferrite Filters: 7
Enclosure Size (inches): n/a
Typical Use:: 1-2 turns on all I/O cables

BASIC Desktop Computer RFI Kit - AC Powered

This RFI kit is specifically selected to suppress most household computer device RFI problems. It contains a large ferrite ring for AC power supply protection and Snap On ferrite split bead filters selected to eliminate RFI from 1 to 300 MHz. The beads are easy to use, don’t require modification of the protected equipment and work in almost all cases, even when plug-in filters fail.

The RFI-Desktop kit is meant to be used with a AC powered computer (desktop type) with up to 6 input/output signal lines and an AC power cord line coming into the device. Included are one large ferrite ring filter and six, 3/8” inner diameter snap on split ferrite bead filters for the input/output lines.

Installation is easy. AC power cord through ring filter multiple times and snap on filters on I/O cables nearest computer - problem cured!

For additional devices like a printer and AC powered speakers, consider the Deluxe Desktop RFI Kit with additional filters.


 

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