[VHFcontesting] Roving: Battery vs Generator

[Mike (KA5CVH) Urich]

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:40 PM, John D'Ausilio <jdausilio at gmail.com> wrote:

> Fuel might be another
> inconvenience .. or maybe not if a tank lasts as long as the driving
> tank does. I'm sure other things will occur to me .. change = fear :(

Mike wrote

I have done some NOT VERY SCIENTIFIC methods but pulling a solid 50
amps off my 2008 Taurus in addition to the keep alive load burns less
fuel than my 1KW generator and a heck of a lot less than my 5.5KW
generator.

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