[VHFcontesting] Re: [Mw] Powering microwave amps from portable supplies

[Steven Kerns]

Hi Guys,

I have a EU1000 and have never had any inverter noise
from it.  Used it to finish 2nd in the QRP portable
class two (or was it three ago in June) years ago from
FN20.

Maybe the later versions had improved noise
suppression...

73

Steve, N3FTI

Bill, maybe yours is a early (or late)
--- Mike73 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/27/03 5:09:29 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time, w3iy at fcc.net 
> writes:
> 
> > Beware the RFI caused by the Honda EU1000 series
> generators.
> >  Even with nothing plugged in, mine is a real
> "jammer" on 6 & 2 meters.
> >  The internal inverter which so nicely preserves
> 60Hz output
> >  even when the AC load (& hence engine speed) is
> light seems
> >  to be the culprit.  Acoustically quiet...yes, but
> unuseable if you plan
> >  to listen on the lower bands.  Maybe there are
> other models without
> >  the AC inverter which are better.
> 
> Weird! I have a EU2000 series. I ran it this weekend
> to test a new site in 
> FN44. It was _extremely_ quiet electrically on 2M.
> My laptop next to the rig 
> made more noise..... 2M antenna was @ 25' with SSB
> preamp at the feed. The 
> portable tower was about 150' feet away from the
> generator. Generator ran in "econo" 
> mode. Don't know about 6M.
> 
> I'll try and do more tests on this generator next
> time I'm up North.
> 
> 73,
> Mike, N1JEZ/R
> In a previous life - N1MJD/R
> "And in the end, the claims you make are equal to
> the brains you bake." SSC
> 
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