[TenTec] running cw with generator question

[Rick, NJ0IP / DJ0IP]

I had that generator when I had a camper.
I always ran off of batteries and the generator only charged the batteries
so I can't comment on your question.

What I do want to say is that the Honda is a FB generator.
It is light weight and very quiet, such that you can run it at campsites and
the neighbors do not complain.  There are several campsites directly
overlooking the Atlantic coast of France, right on the water, but these do
not have electricity. It was the perfect solution for a camper who wanted to
do more than just drink French wine and watch the sun go down over the
Atlantic!

73
Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of jerome schatten
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 12:54 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: [TenTec] running cw with generator question

Hope this isn't stretching the limits on off-topic posting:

I'm considering buying a small eu1000 Honda 1000w generator to (among
other things) run my Jupiter with a switching power supply and my laptop
from inside my camper. I run only CW, and I was wondering if the rapid
surges in current draw caused by the CW keying would drive the generator
nuts? Or, as I would hope, the flywheel on the generator would keep the
generator running at about the same speed?  

I would be plugging the generator into the camper so it could run the
lights, etc. as well and hoping to get away with a 1kw generator, as
physical size is a problem while travelling.

Seems to me that this is the old 'field day generator' problem, but I
never paid much attention to the generator end of things as I was always
operating. Thanks for any advice.

Best,
jerome - va7vv

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