[UK-CONTEST] Small generators for portable stations

[John Wilson]

Sorry got the type no wrong its a EU20i.  The other things I forgot to 
mention are that its very quiet which means you only need a short power 
cable and so far no problems in 4 years.
73 John G3UUT

John Wilson wrote:
> 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>> [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-----
>> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>> [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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