FWIW, we have a small General 14 kW NG air-cooled generator with a manual
transfer switch. It’s RF quiet at any frequency I can hear, from the BC band
through 450 MHz.
As an aside, we had trouble starting our air conditioner units with it (4 ton
and a 2 1/2 ton units). The start current requirements were well beyond what it
could reliably handle. But, last summer I installed some true soft-start
modules (made in Australia). The difference was staggering: I can now start
both units simultaneously without problem on generator power and lights no
longer dim when the units start on commercial power.
Kim N5OP
"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
> On Jan 15, 2018, at 19:55, <john@kk9a.com> <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
>
> That is a monster! It is great to hear that they are quiet and you can keep
> all of your operating positions manned during a power outage. My power
> blipped off a half dozen times in the RTTY Roundup last week but luckily it
> came right back on.
>
>
> John KK9A
>
> To: "'Donna Hinshaw'" <ag6v@whidbey.com>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Kohler home generator hash?
> From: "Tim Duffy" <k3lr@k3lr.com>
> Reply-to: k3lr@k3lr.com
> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:59:15 -0500
> List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
> Hello Dana
>
> I installed a 48RCL with transfer switch 3 years ago. It is totally RFI
> quiet. That was one of the qualifiers.
>
> It has been an awesome machine. 48 KW load tested.
>
> 73
> Tim K3LR
>
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