StackMatch User VE7RQ

He uses the SixPak to enable the Sub-Reciever on his FT1000D on another band

Jay;

RE: the "sixpack", in testing, it works
just FB! My only complaint may be that if both "A" and "B" have selected
same ant,eg:20m, BOTH 20m LEDs light up, and of course one side or other is
locked out . It would have been nice if both rigs have accessed the same
band, during lockout, the locked out sides led did NOT light, but it's not
such a big deal. After installing the other 6 relays, and now making it into
a 6 x2 matrix (you may want to mention that it is not a "Master- slave"
setup, the lockout works both ways), the benefits are obvious. The test setup
consisted of 2 runs of LMR-600 50 ohm. Flex 600(silver plated) used on
the 6 ports. With both rigs selected to same port (one locked out), active
one, when switched to a new band, now releases, and formerly locked out rig
has the ant.

When used with a FT-1000D,and this is the MOST important
feature for me, the SUB-RX can be used on another band simultaneously via
it's own SO-239/separate bandpass filters. With monobanders, your 6x2 matrix
is the ONLY way this can be had. Even if 6 runs of coax were brought to
shack, without a 6x2 matrix, the switching would be a nightmare!

Another big feature, running two xcvr's at same time (original intended purpose of
unit). For the little guy with just a single rig, redundancy results, in that
if one of the two main feed lines going up the tower crapped out/bad
connector/or if one or more relays in one side of six pack went bad,simply
reverse feed lines to rig, and you are back on the air!! It's like having two
switch boxes on tower!

Don't laugh, my friend Arlis, in South Dakota, with 9 towers(120-160'), some rotating, is still off of 20m, due to blown up Ameritron remote boxes. He has two of them smoked now, and wx sucks. He's mainly a vhf/uhf nut, with huge arrays on 6m,and up, plus monobanders on hf.

A remote switch box owners worst nightmare is being off the air for entire
winter. Even if one relay was stuck welded "on" in 6x2 matrix, you would
only lose one band. due to lockout on other side) If possible, ant
feed, could be swapped to another port (unused, or a band that could be deep
sixed on a temp basis). It's no fun making trips up tower in winter.  Unit
handles 1.5 kw fine.