[RFI] Honda Generator RFI?

[Alan NV8A]

I relayed your question to our many-times-over Field Day supremo, who
replied:

"The bands we used were 80 meters, 40 meters, 20 meters, 6 meters, and I
believe Dave made some contacts on 15 and 10, so we covered a big slice
of the spectrum.

On what bands did your complainant have difficulty? All the Hondas I
have heard were certainly not very noisy at RF. Could that person need
new spark plugs? And does he have the generator frame grounded?"

Alan NV8A


On 09/16/06 08:44 pm Bob Turner wrote:

> What bands did you operate on Field Day with the Eu1000i generators?

> We (Holland [MI] ARC) have used Honda EU1000i generators for at least 
> the last three Field Days and have not encountered RFI problems.
> 
> OTOH, I've read suggestions by licensed electricians and electrical 
> inspectors suggesting that all these Hondas should be red-tagged because 
> they are not and cannot be properly grounded in accordance with the NEC.