[UK-CONTEST] Small generators for portable stations

[John Wilson]

I have one of the Honda invertor generators, EU2000i, this is a great 
machine, its;
    just light enough for me to be able to manage it on my own
    produces a perfect sine wave. I looked at this on a scope and I 
couldn't see the steps.
    got fantastic regulation - better than my mains at home.
    capable of running a valve linear to 400 W.
    gives no interference on receive (at least not on 4m, 6m, 2m and 70cm).
    got a capability  for parallel operation  although I've not 
personnally tried this.
The downside is that it was eye wateringly expensive, however I've seen 
Chinese clones but have no idea of their performance.

John G3UUT

Roger Thawley wrote:
> I should add that the price of this generator varies wildly from supplier to
> supplier - currently I see VAT/delivery inclusive prices between £239 and
> £392 .....so shop around!
>
> Roger
>
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> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger Thawley
> Sent: 31 July 2010 11:20
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Small generators for portable stations
>
> Tim,
> 	Last year I returned to radio following some years of inactivity
> and, given that I live in the middle of a modern housing development, I've
> concluded that the opportunities for antennas at home are modest, so I've
> geared up to concentrate on portable operation at the moment - mostly
> Tuesday evening activity contests at this time.
> I purchased a Chinese clone of a Honda 'suitcase' generator with digital
> inverter, which has proven largely reliable (bar an intermittent spark-plug
> recently). The unit is rated at 900W and adequately runs laptop, PSU - which
> in turn runs 100W o/p T/RX, rotator and a low energy site floodlight.
> The generator is now 15 months old and has run some 9 hours a month since
> purchased.
>
> I've seen the same generator badged by a number of suppliers, including,
> Machine Mart and Hyundai, it's also sold un-badged by a number of other
> suppliers.
>
> See the following:
>
> http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=SF1000+generator
>
> Regards
> Roger, G0BSU
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tim Hugill
> Sent: 30 July 2010 18:34
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Small generators for portable stations
>
> (I've only just discovered this list, thanks to Pete G4CLA, so apologies if
> this have been discussed before.)
>  
> Having just got G4FJK back on the air again, I'm planning to get out
> /Portable on 50 & 70MHz in the South West.
> The station will be relatively modest, working out of the back of a Land
> Rover.
>  
> I need to either hire or buy a suitable generator, but I'm not sure how
> careful I should be in selecting which one.
> And I am also trying to keep a cap on the financial outlay.
> At the 2.5-3.0 kVA power level,  the choices appear to revolve around 
> 1) Whether or not to choose one with a Honda engine for reliability, and 
> 2) Whether to choose one with an AVR built in.
>  
> Trade hire centres seem to have only non-AVR gennies available, which would
> be fine for a weekend of DIY tools, but perhaps not so kind on my new Yaesu
> rig.
> Looking to buy new, there are cheaper options available (£250-300) with or
> without AVR, or the Honda (higher quality ?) options with AVR options and
> high prices to match.
> I'm hoping the answer will be to get a low-cost unit with a reliable engine
> and long-run tank, but I'm looking for guidance.
>  
> Looking at the list of contributors to this site, none of you have won many
> contests without a reliable power source.  
> So hopefully someone can offer some advice, which will probably be obvious
> if I'd thought about it a bit longer, and for which I will be very grateful
> !
>  
> (Another solution would be if someone has a suitable generator that they
> would be prepared to part with for a sum.)
>  
> Many thanks
>  
> Tim Hugill
> G4FJK
>  
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