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:

Dual Band VHF UHF Antenna Feed line Choke - J-Pole, Verticals, Hand Held Beams, mobile antennas - Choose 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" cable size, 100-500 MHz

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Dual Band VHF UHF Antenna Feed line Choke - J-Pole, Verticals, Hand Held Beams, mobile antennas - Choose 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" cable size, 100-500 MHz
Product Details
Brand: Palomar Engineers
Effective Frequency Range (MHz): 100 MHz-500 MHz
PEP Power Rating (watts): cable rating

Combo split bead kit for dual band antenna like 2 meters/450 MHz (J-poles, dual band verticals, etc) - 4 beads covers VHF and UHF band. Each set provides over 500 ohms of common mode resistance to keep antenna current off the coax and on the antenna for better radiation pattern and less coax radiation which can cause RFI to nearby electronics.

Simple to install at antenna feed point - just snap on!

Simple, effective and cheap solution - buy it now!



 

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