[Elecraft] K3 and inverter generators

Bill Frantz frantz at pwpconsult.com
Wed Aug 10 13:47:54 EDT 2016


We had a generator for our special event station in Ely, NV 
which made so much noise we couldn't hear any signals. Sorry I 
don't know the brand or model, but not all generators are 
suitable for ham use.

Our solution was to go QRT while we recharged our batteries.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 8/10/16 at 9:59 AM, jim at audiosystemsgroup.com (Jim Brown) wrote:

>On Wed,8/10/2016 7:46 AM, Ramon Tristani wrote:
>>I am thinking of buying the Predator Inverter Generator that Harbor Freight sells. Does anybody out
>there has had any experience with it while using it to power a radio?
>
>Everything I've seen at Harbor Freight is off-shore made junk, 
>and the driving force is CHEAP. I would expect any they sell 
>with electronics to be a noisy pig.
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