[NLRS] Inverter Suggestions

Fri, 22 Nov 2002 20:01:27 -0600

I have heard that some guys have no trouble but I don't know who and what
the brand and model was.
I have tried at least 4 different brands, all generating hash on 6mtrs and
one all the way to 70cm.
I have been told by experts that you can fix them, so I gave one ( new in
the box) to him.
Two years and no fixed inverter! Then I discovered there is a solution, I
have been keeping
it close to the vest over it for a  year now. But I remember how horrible it
was on a Rove that I
could not copy 8 of 10 signals due to the hash on 6mtrs and 2 mtrs. Astron
makes ( has for many many years ) a
12/115 200 Watt Inverter, it runs @60 Hertz , and has a real transformer (
AES $69.99).
It is absolutely RF quiet!!!!  I do not use the DC to DC power supply for my
lap top because of  hash up to ~120 Mhz.
The Astron powers my rotator and the laptop, and will of course power a
120VAC soldering iron, don't tell me
you never needed one Roving!  The laptop is not completely clean either, I
have a birdie @432.180 Mhz
and probably others that I have not discovered yet but no apparent problem
on 6mtrs or 2mtrs..
The astron draws about 4 amps when rotator is turning and only about 2 amps
stopped but on and lap top connected.

73, Ken K5UHF

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hoaglun" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 4:08 PM
Subject: [NLRS] Inverter Suggestions

> Can anyone out there recommend any inverters that you have had success
using
> while roving? The inverter doesn't need to be very large as the only item
> that will be using the inverter will be the rotor and controller.
> Everything else will be running of  12vdc.
>
> I haven't heard too many success stories compared to the amount of people
> that seem to complain about the amount of RF hash that is created.
>
> A generator is not going to be an option and would be overkill to power a
> rotor.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions!
>
>
> John Hoaglun - MCSE
> KC0LBT - EN35
> http://www.hoaglun.com
>
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