Ham Radio. QRP Aerial Tuner Unit. Telescopic Thinghy. ZFGL Model. Simple Repair.

Not sure what to say about this QRP ATU other than its still a bit of a novelty or toy product. Not had a chance to field test it due to time and weather conditions. Hopefully will do an on air test video in the future.

[@chrisb3989]

Thank you so much. I purchased one of these on eBay and it just did not work……I was going to bin it but I looked on UA-cam and saw your video……guess what…..mine had the identical problem and I fixed it…….works great now…..thank you so much.

[@MakeDoAndMend1]

They Work very well on a long wire. That how I use mine. Hoping to produce a video soon on top of a hill
But weather not been good. Cheers from old George

[@KL3NCH]

Thanks very much for showing us what's "under the hood". Google images draws a blank. 73.

[@garylanders1470]

Nice repair George!

[@mattbw-G5MAT]

Thanks for taking time to make this. They seem quite low quality and a few weird design choices. The fact you had to fix it to make it work. I will stick with my wonder wand and this has convinced me it was a good buy.

[@MakeDoAndMend1]

Thanks for watching. Cheers from G1BKI Mick (George)

[@corsavic1]

Thank you though mine was broke same problem just took it apart your a life saver thanks for taking the time

[@MakeDoAndMend1]

Glad it helped 🤠

[@stephenpadley6684]

When you connect a wire to the antenna & counter poise, use 6mm or more earth bond wire, the difference is on recieve/ speaker wire signal 6 / earthbond wire signal 9+++

[@MakeDoAndMend1]

Thanks for info. I don't have any larger wire to try. But I will try it one day if I can get wire without spending too much money. George

[@A.ShogunNamedDave]

Thanks for this info, very helpful.

[@Tamlin73]

Hi there, i own 2 of them trancivers, and i did get an antenna like that for them, its just another brand, same antenna, with original internal battery i have tune this antenne on 20 meter now, 1.0 in swr and about 8 watts out, i think its cool stuff, cheap and it works some how :) Best regards from Norway

[@MakeDoAndMend1]

Many thanks for watching. These radios are good value for money. Despite some small issues. I find them ideal for portable outside low power operation. Normally I only use 20m and 40m and have settings in radio just for those bands. Happy adventure in radio. Cheers from old George. 🤠

[@Tamlin73]

@@MakeDoAndMend1 I got them for the CW decode and learning mode :) its genius.

[@kulimaszos]

hi,
I didnt get the dial. What does the numbers mean? If i want to use on 27.555 MHZ, where to rotate?
Thanks

[@MakeDoAndMend1]

I think you turn the knobs to best results. Then write them down on a piece of paper. So the next time you use it on whatever freq you first used it on. You turn the knob to whatever you written down and it is a way of remembering the best results. George

[@luigiverdicchio6794]

May I ask how you rewired it? I can't see very clearly in your video. mine is literally different than what is shown in your video. The bottom of the box is black and the two wires are also black, I can't understand which ones are soldered to the central one and the ground. Thanks in advance

[@MakeDoAndMend1]

I have just produced a short video showing the wiring. It will be uploaded in a few moments. 2nd March 2024 around 1pm UK time. George