200 w out with everything else included including efficiency works out to
getting close to a half horsepower - probably not too difficult for a
healthy horse - but one person? K3TX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu@gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT
> FWIW, someone in good shape can maintain a long term power output of
> about 200W on a stationary bicycle. That's power to the flywheel
> before generator conversion inefficiency.
>
> 73,
> Barry N1EU
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net> wrote:
>> Well, they have them on portable AM/FM "emergency radios" and there are
>> hand cranked cell phone chargers. To run a transmitter you need a bigger
>> generator. They are on the surplus market and there is a British or
>> maybe Australian company that makes one for the Q-mac HF portable
>> transceiver.
>>
>> I don' think its a very efficient way to stay on the air. Better to get
>> a couple of hefty batteries and put them on a solar panel for
>> charging. I can run my Scout for quite a while on a 7 AH battery, if I
>> reduce power to about 20-30 watts.
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Bob WB2VUF
>>
>> John wrote:
>>> OT...... How come we don't see hand winding generators for our rigs to
>>> use when the power goes out ? Is there really such a thing . John
>>>
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