Thanks to all who answered the survey. I won't go into details with
everyones summary but there seems to be a differing opinion with the
Stack Crowd on the all combinations Vs just keeping all antennas stacked
all the time.
1.But most of you said that you see enouph differences that the
switchable stack array is desired.
A good point made by one (who I shall refrain from naming since I dont
have his permission)
> 1. Do you want non- switchable StackMatch for 2 and 3 high stacks
Negative. I dont agree with K4ISV, although I'm certain you could find
others that would. While I most often find that all three work the best
(or at least the top two), there are times that other combos work
better. More importantly, for those with "directional diversity", it's
extremely important to be able to instantly redirect your power. I've
found the relay's quite durable and I would never give up the
flexibility for all different scenarios. In addition, if something
happens to one of the antennas, you've instantly still got 1 or 2 good
ones. Without relays, you'll be climbing the tower during the contest!
Mine's been in service for over 2 years without any kind of failure.
2. How much power should it take?
Most said 1.5 KW - 2KW is fine
3. Should it be offered in N and So239 connectors?
Most said as an option N would be fine, one said only N.
4. Would you like a Stackmatch with 2 feedlines, so a single op 2 radio
person
could flip in a single main stack beam to the second radio?
I got a good responce to this so look for this option to appear soon. I
have one volunteer who will ring it out for us already, but its so simple
I think it will be on the product web page soon.
5. OTHER
I had a couple of guys interested in BIP BOP. After a little discussion
with one of the responders and some thought I figured out how the
standard StackMatch can do the Bip-Bop function without any
modifications.
I have posted this on the web-site ( http://www.arraysolutions.com ) and
will have the first trial of this soon.
I understand the that the person is willing to write an article about the
BIP BOP testing, and have volunteered to co-author it with him I think
it would be cool if we set up test stations around the country to take
readings on the signal and compare to what computer models predict. Any
propagation modellers out there who will assist in figuring out the
angles. Perhaps the NCJ or CQ Contest would want this as an article.
I will also place it on the website for reference when done.
Thank again for your participation and interest.
Jay, WX0B
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