[Amps] Honda 2000i Portable Use

[Jim Brown]

On 3/8/2013 3:37 PM, John G3UUT wrote:
> I'm mainly interested in this subject because I like operating 
> portable with my Honda Eu2000i  (about 2 kVA) generator.

Hi John,

There are a lot of Honda 2000i generators in our contest club (based 
near San Francisco), and we use them for California QSO Party county 
expeditions. We typically run a K3 driving power amps in the 600W range, 
have three stations going, and dedicate one Honda to each station.  So 
far, over a period of about four years, our group has used Acom 1000, 
Herc II with  an industrial-grade 100A switching PSU, Elecraft KPA500, 
and a vintage Yaesu amp in that power range (not mine, don't know if 
it's hollow state or solid) .  All of these amps have run just fine on 
both CW and SSB for the duration of the contest (about 30 hours, as I 
recall). With this load we must run the Hondas at full speed (that is, 
not Econo Mode). The KPA500 has a linear supply that can be strapped for 
120V or 240V and is happy with 50 or 60 Hz.

We also find it important to run the generator output cable through a 
good ferrite choke to kill RF noise.

Honda 2000i generators sold in North America have inverters that provide 
120V out.

73, Jim K9YC