Just be aware the Little and Big Honda Generators that use Inverters and say "Inverter" on them have a LOT of noise on the HF spectrum using the AC Cord as a Antenna.
We had to build a VERY large filter to even use our 7KW and the little Honda 2000 on our Field day exercise. 73's Bret WX7Y -----Original Message----- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of w2...@yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:45 PM To: w5...@w5jgv.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Flex 1500 and Field Day, a slightly OT question It is times such as this when one of those little Honda generators would be great to have. More toys... :) Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Ralph W5JGV" <w5...@w5jgv.com> Sender: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 18:17:23 To: <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Reply-To: w5...@w5jgv.com Subject: Re: [Flexradio] The Flex 1500 and Field Day, a slightly OT question > So here's a thought I had today. I have a perfectly good 12 volt > automobile battery here, why not operate the 1500 off battery power > during field day? Then I got to thinking, I don't have a lap top and > the PC the 1500 runs with is connected to the AC mains so I looked up > the rules. A class E station is one characterized as a home station > running off battery power for the transmit and receive gear. So what > do you think, would I be a Class E station? Or does the fact that > technically the PC is part of the radio and is running off the mains > violate the spirit of things? IMO, using commercial power for any part of the control system for the radio takes you out of the Class E category. If the computer system does not eat too much power, you could use a 12 volt DC to 120 volt AC inverter to power the computer and monitor, or you might be able to borrow a laptop for your FD ops. Many laptops will operate just fine directly from 12 volts, but they usually will not charge the battery. You may need a charged battery to boot the laptop, then switch to external power. Or, just use a small 2 volt DC to 120 volt AC inverter to run the laptop. 73, Ralph W5JGV - WD2XSH/7 _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
