ZS6BKW / G5RV Optimized Multi Band HF Dipole Antenna Poly-Stealth

It came completely assembled. The wire is easily unrolled so there’s not a tangle issue. Good solid electrical connections mechanically secured.. This is a quality antenna. It functions well with antenna tuner.. I would definitely buy again!

Fantastic antenna! Raised it up about 50 feet into an inverted V in a tree and getting great reception and QSOs across 40 and 20 meters so far. Tunes up with my tuner on 160 and 80 meters no problem.Update: 10-2-2016Put up an OCF 7 in a similar inverted V, even higher than the ZS6BKW. The ZS6BKW is more sensitive, often delivering 1 to 2 S units better reception to the same signal source. Still testing both but so far the ZS6BKW has been most impressive on 40 and 20 meterers (will tune on 80 but with higher SWR due to shorter length.I will definitely use this particular antenna again as it's built like a tank and has outperformed my expectations.Couldn't be happier with it so far.

I got this to replace my MFJ G5RV that was just aged and starting to fail, i Really like the Ladder-Loc for the Dipole ends, and i greatly enjoy the actual Poly-Stealth line for the Dipole wires. my MFJ G5RV when going to uncoil the wires to set up the Wires would try and kink and bend leaving some kinks in the line which is ultimately where my failure was in that antenna. However this one has decent Shielding around your dipoles that doesn't affect any attenuation that i have found and helps keep everything nice and cleaned up. the only thing i dislike is where the ladder line ends to connect to your radio/tuner, instead of being a PL259 Male Connection it is a SO239 Female connector. so you will need a jumper cable from the antenna end to your radio/tuner. every connection has reinforcement/shielding, and it is all done very well. if your looking for a great G5RV this is the one to get!

My experience with dipole type antennas is that there is little difference in their performance, if there were then we would be reading in QST that this antenna is proven better than that antenna. So all being similar in performance then which is the easiest to install and operate. I would say the ZS6BKW is the winner, for most bands no antenna tuner is necessary and installation is a snap. Antenna tuners do introduce power loss, along with baluns so with this antenna a tuner is seldom necessary and it only has one balun. Also, one of the leading OCF (Windom) antenna manufacturers states that the OCF antenna must be 15 or more feet away from your tower or other metal object, which makes the OCF antenna a pain to install.

I ordered this antenna, arrived in a couple of days, sent it up to a limb on an oak tree in the back yard, 38 to 40 feet, the feed line total length is 100 feet on the coax. I am amazed at the SWR readings all bands less than 1.5:1, I have worked many stations the TX, and the RX are excellent, check my call sign on QRZ, for some of the stations that I have worked.So the antenna works delivery was timely, now for something you do not hear about anymore. That is CUSTOMER SERVICE, Chris (NI4L), and his wife provide above and beyond customer service, the product Chris puts out is superb quality, and he and his wife provide super customer service.If you are wondering or sitting on the fence, thinking about antennas, and you want to work stations that are in foreign countries, this is the antenna to make that happen.KA4GAB New call sign on QRZ is W4GGB

MFJ is better and cheaper. Overpriced,high swr only usable on 40m 20m with out a tuner. Let down and by this seller again!K4ACU

i do not have it yet but 2 others in my ham club have newer zs6bkw/g5rv optimezed and one with older model they all love it that is why i am getting one too it is a good strong antenna to have for field day or just a day in the park they let me use the zs6bkw/g5rv optimezed on my icom 7300 and it rocks it i can not wait to use my very own plus customer service is great too i sent a email to them and got a fast response this is nice to know that if there is a problem of any type they will get back to you fast the email i sent was my fault i did not know they where hand made and may take a day or two to make it and than send out but in the end i know i will be very happy

One of the legs and ladder line wasn’t soldered to the shield of the coax according to my meter. Radio was dead so took all that down and put my other antenna back up! Wasted a day. Annd its been almost a month and still haven’t received my replacement AFTER PAYING FOR THE SHIPPING BACK TO HIM! You cannot get a response from this place unless he happens to answer the landline.