Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Manual Antenna Tuners: do we still use them in our shacks, or only the Automatic Tuning Units prevail? I’m trying to find an answer to this question by comparing two manual tuners, the Chinese-made Z-Match and the MFJ-971 in tuning my ZS6BKW Doublet Antenna.

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Links to the other videos referred to in this video:

1. Z-Match tuner mod
youtu.be/sgOpwG_EbKs?si=kR9DKrIjDH792u34

2. My version of the ZS6BKW Antenna
youtu.be/CgvBH9iADMg?si=I2q6nhgKvtj0DwUm

3. STL file for the 3D-printed Dipole Centre Holder
https://www.printables.com/model/6213...