[TowerTalk] Kohler home generator hash?

[Kim Elmore]

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 at kk9a.com> <john at 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 at whidbey.com>,    <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject:    Re: [TowerTalk] Kohler home generator hash?
> From:    "Tim Duffy" <k3lr at k3lr.com>
> Reply-to:    k3lr at k3lr.com
> Date:    Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:59:15 -0500
> List-post:    <mailto:towertalk at 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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