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.
Here are several different 1:1 baluns you can use depending on power requirements:
Off Center Fed (OCF) Antenna Feed Line Choke for 1/4" coax (1.8-61 MHz)
Got an off center fed antenna fed with RG-8X size coax and having feed line radiation (RFI) problems?
This feed line choke will help solve the problem of feed line radiation (which causes RFI to nearby object close to you coax) as well as Improving antenna pattern by preventing your dipole from becoming a tripole
Simple to install as an extension to your existing coax feed line using a female to female barrel connector (available separately).
Install quickly, reduce your coax radiation issues and start working more DX with a better transmission (and reception) antenna pattern.
Also works with single or multi-band loop antennas using a 2:1, 4:1 or 6:1 transformer without a choke.
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