Advice well taken. Thanks.
> On Aug 10, 2016, at 15:30, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > > On Wed,8/10/2016 12:05 PM, Bill Cobb wrote: >> I also have run my station on our Honda EU2000 with no issues. > > Remember that it all depends on what your antennas are, how close they are to > the generator, and how much OTHER noise is present. > > Our FD and CQP (California QSO Party) teams set up in very quiet (mile of > nowhere) locations with antennas very close to our Honda 2000i. Without a > ferrite choke on the 2000i output cable, noise on 15 and 20M was in the range > of S7-S8 on our K3s; with a filter (or without the generator running) noise > was down around S2. That's a HUGE difference -- if the S-meter is calibrated > to 5 dB per S-unit, that's 30 dB, the difference between being able to hear a > 1 kW signal and a 1W signal. > > Obviously, if our station is in a developed area, our noise level is likely > to a be a LOT higher, more like S6-S8, and we're far less likely to hear that > S7-S8 generator noise. Likewise if our noise level is lower and our > antenna(s) are farther from the generator. > > My advice -- never accept anyone's assurances that XYZ product is quiet > without a detailed description of the antenna farm, its location with respect > to the generator, and what the noise level is without the generator, because > without that information, those assurances are next to meaningless. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to r.trist...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
