Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators

2016-08-12 Thread Ron Litt via BVARC
*On Behalf Of *Bill > Crowell, N4HPG via BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, August 11, 2016 14:02 > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB > *Cc:* Bill Crowell, N4HPG > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators > > > > Hi Scott, > > > > I fail to see how my

Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators

2016-08-11 Thread Scott Royall via BVARC
dition. No issues, but I don't wear headphones either. From: BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org] On Behalf Of Bill Crowell, N4HPG via BVARC Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 14:02 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Bill Crowell, N4HPG Subject: Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD ge

Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators

2016-08-11 Thread Ravi Patrick Ratnala via BVARC
Hi Bill, I agree with your assessment of inverter v. traditional alternator generators in general - the only gens I still have are inverter type. But for short-term ops in the field, consider a properly-sized deep-cycle battery augmented with a 200-watt solar panel. No noise (RF or AF) or exha

Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators

2016-08-11 Thread Bill Crowell, N4HPG via BVARC
2:58 > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> > Cc: Bill Crowell, N4HPG mailto:n4...@comcast.net>> > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators > > This was very interesting. My takeaways: > > 1. The RF noise is still bothe

Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators

2016-08-11 Thread Scott Royall via BVARC
ll Crowell, N4HPG via BVARC Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 12:58 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Bill Crowell, N4HPG Subject: Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators This was very interesting. My takeaways: 1. The RF noise is still bothersome, even at S1. I’d hate to pipe th

Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators

2016-08-11 Thread Bill Crowell, N4HPG via BVARC
This was very interesting. My takeaways: 1. The RF noise is still bothersome, even at S1. I’d hate to pipe that into my headphones for 8 hours. 2. The dynamic load is an issue that prevents good fuel economy when running in normal mode. This negates the economy mode. 3. They did NOT test the eff

Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators

2016-08-11 Thread Ron Litt via BVARC
so what was his conclusion? On Aug 11, 2016 01:35, "Jon Noxon via BVARC" wrote: > From the Elecraft reflector: https://youtu.be/rOH7Ze7wreQ > > Enjoy, > > Jon KF5TFJ > > ___ > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinf

Re: [BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators

2016-08-11 Thread GMuller885--- via BVARC
Jon: Most interesting. Gerald Muller K9GEM gmuller...@aol.com In a message dated 8/11/2016 3:35:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time, bvarc@bvarc.org writes: >From the Elecraft reflector: https://youtu.be/rOH7Ze7wreQ Enjoy, Jon KF5TFJ ___

[BVARC] Interesting take on FD generators

2016-08-11 Thread Jon Noxon via BVARC
>From the Elecraft reflector: https://youtu.be/rOH7Ze7wreQ Enjoy, Jon KF5TFJ ___ BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org