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[kn7sfz]

Ken, can you provide a picture of the bike with the GN-58?

de Richard kn7sfz


On 9/10/2017 11:01 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
>
> I have a GN-58 which I mounted on an old Sears exercise bicycle frame with suitable
> gearing from old bicycle parts. The Sears exercise bicycle has 1) a rather large heavy
> flywheel, 2) an over-running clutch, and 3) an RPM meter. Pedaling at 60 RPM does the
> trick. The kids think it is fun! :-)
>
> I used it to power my AN/GRC-109 on FD one year.
>
> Originally, the exercise bike had adjustable "brakes" for the flywheel to vary the amount of
> work it took to pedal it. I took all that off.
>
> I once threatened the kids that they would have to pedal an hour for every hour of TV they
> wanted to watch. ;-)
>
> Ken W7EKB
>

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