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WX0B StackMatch, StackMatch II, and Mini StackMatch

Key Benefits of Both the StackMatch and Mini-StackMatch

The StackMatch System now used by over 5,000 stacks around the world! 

Why trust your stacking system to copy cat products? Go with the best proven reliable solution.  That is why we offer the original Array Solutions lifetime warranty. Built tough and now with over 5,000 in service, you know they are the best!

These guys can take it even in New England, Canadian, Northern EU, and in the brutal arctic circle winters. They also beat the heat and moisture down in the tropics. Get a StackMatch, the gold standard!  Trusted by contesters around the world!

Below you will find several versions of the StackMatch product.

1. The StackMatch - 3kW standard blue box tower mounted 3 antenna Stackmatch

2. StackMatch II    - 3kW The simple Upper/Lower/Both blue box StackMatch

3. StackMatch II PLUS - The 5kW StackMatch II with BIP/BOP broadband phasing switch built into it.

4. HighPower StackMatches - from 5 KW to 20 KW of RF Power

5. Mini-StackMatch - no relays, just matches 2 or 3 antennas 5KW Standard, 10+ KW Custom built

The StackMatch System, used by over 5,000 stacks around the world! 

It will provide the user with all combinations of antenna selection. In a typical three high mono-band or tri-band Yagi stack this would be represented by looking at the dial on the control box or of course its much easier to just look at the LEDs and see what antennas are being selected.  

Added to the switch  is an "AUX." auxiliary position.  It is used to select the dual feed line option or our new 180 degree phase shifter.   With the dual feedline option a second radio can pull a single antenna out of the stack and make a contact.  Then the antenna can be returned to the stack by rotating the switch back to normal stack operation. If the 180 degree phase shifter option is used the Aux position will switch it in and your stack will generate high angle radiation for E-skip propagation to allow you to work close in stations.  Any of these options can be added to an existing StackMatch stack.  

The StackMatch operates from 1.8 through 30Mhz and is rated at 3 kW CW. Below are typical VSWR and Return Loss plots of a StackMatch & StackMath II from 3.5-31.5 Mhz. 

StackMatches are built using strip line PCBs and sealed relays to deliver this kind of performance.  VSWR is the red line read from the left and return loss is the green line. The measurements are made using 50 ohm dummy loads, you will see a 1.0:1 VSWR in the band with real antennas since they are reactive.  These plots are typical of all StackMatch products.

The 6 meter StackMatch operates from 1.8Mhz through 60Mhz and is rated at 2 kW CW on 6 meters  - We hand tune it to take out all inductance for 60 Mhz operation. It is as flat as the curves above.

WX0B StackMatch II and II PLUS

this StackMatch version is now available for two Antennas. Using the same proven reliable circuit board, relays, and lightning prevention circuitry of the original StackMatch, and the same controller but with all of the functions grouped together as in the picture above.  It comes in two versions.

StackMatch II - Two Antennas switch for upper/lower/Both in phase selections

StackMatch II PLUS - 5kW model only - Same features as the StackMatch II but also has a built in 180 degree phase shifter in the remote relay box to give you upper/lower/BIP-BOP (Both in Phase/ Both out of phase) selections.

 The LEDs and the switch displays the antennas selected, Upper, Lower, Both, as well as the Aux "OUT OF PHASE" option. An Array Solutions exclusive function that not only works for mono band antennas but will also work for Tribanders, multibanders, Logs,quads, and verticals.

Specifications for Both StackMatch and StackMatch II

Why be an amateur? - Get a real StackMatch!

Pricing and Ordering

Manual

Satisfied Users - a short list of customers

The following Models of StackMatches are available in higher power levels and can have the BIP / BOP phase reversal system built into them.

15 kW 7/16 DIN connectors or connectors of your choice

StackMatch 20+ kW L-Network 7/16 DIN Connectors

StackMatch II PLUS

The new StackMatch II Plus offers Upper, Lower, BIP and BOP (AUX on the controller). 160 through 6m.

BIP is both antennas in phase, and BOP is both antennas, but 180 degrees out of phase.

The StackMatch II Plus is rated at 3kW DC, 5 kW PEP. No phasing lines required. The 180 degree phase shift is built into the box using our wideband phase shifter technology we've been using for years in our external phase shifter product. It's now all in one convenient package making it nearly plug and play. Requires a 5 conductor control cable. Can also be used for two phased verticals providing in phase and 180 degrees out of phase for broadside and endfire patterns.  Order one here

Mini StackMatch

This device is basically the StackMatch without the ability to do any switching of antennas. It is a fixed transformer device in a die-cast aluminum weather resistance case. It will provide phasing to two or three 50 ohm antennas without the ability to switch the stack like the standard StackMatch product. They can be combined to allow stacks of 2,5,6,and 9 antennas. 

It comes in 2 or 3 antenna ports with SO239 connectors as standard. N or 7/16DIN connectors can be added as an option.

It has the same specifications as the standard StackMatch and can be used on 6 meters.

Key Benefits of Both the StackMatch and Mini-StackMatch

User Guides

Have a look at the StackMatch user's guide, or the StackMatch for Verticals user's guide. They answer many questions about how to hook them up, and how they work.

Troubleshooting hints: 

The truth table for the outputs of your StackMatch controller is as follows:

0 = 0 Volts, 1 = +12v

Pricing and Ordering