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Re: [TowerTalk] Stack-matching

Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Stack-matching
From: Lee Hiers <lee.hiers@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:26:01 -0400
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Thanks for the clarification, Joe!

73 de AA4GA


On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 9:09 AM Joe Subich, W4TV <lists@subich.com> wrote:

>
> > And I think the Microham product W4TV mentioned may be what I'd seen
> > in the past, but it's only available now for monoband use, requiring
> > the addition of a phasing line.
> The microHAM Stack Switch is a multi-band product. The half-wave line
> is only necessary to enable out of phase operation for either the top
> or bottom pairs and, yes, out of phase is limited to monoband operation.
>
> 73,
>
>     ... Joe, W4TV
>
> On 2022-07-19 11:40 PM, Lee Hiers wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 9:10 PM Richard Thorne <rthorne@rthorne.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> https://www.arraysolutions.com/antennas-switching/dual-feedline-option-so
> >
> >
> > Perfect, thanks N5ZC - that's simpler than what I'd envisioned doing in
> my
> > mind and back-of-napkin scribbles.
> >
> > And I think the Microham product W4TV mentioned may be what I'd seen in
> the
> > past, but it's only available now for monoband use, requiring the
> addition
> > of a phasing line.
> >
> > Unsaid, but I would be using triband antennas and a SixPak.
> >
> > Thanks to all who chimed in!
> >
> > 73 de Lee, AA4GA
> >
> >
> >
> >> Rich - N5ZC
> >>
> >> On 7/19/2022 3:34 PM, Lee Hiers wrote:
> >>> Hi all...
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone know of a commercial stack-matching box (for 2 antennas)
> that
> >>> will send the unselected antenna to another port?  As in: I'm using the
> >>> high antenna on radio A, and that makes the low antenna available for
> use
> >>> on Radio B.  And vice-versa.
> >>>
> >>> I envision two antenna connections and a stack output and an
> alternative
> >>> output...something along those lines.
> >>>
> >>> I thought I'd seen a commercial product that did this, but I can't find
> >> it
> >>> now.  I'm sure something could be rigged up using external relays (and
> >> I'd
> >>> love to hear from anyone who's done that as well), but I would like to
> >>> evaluate other options.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Lee, AA4GA
>
>
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