[Wswss] N6NB is giving away two generators

[Wayne Overbeck]

Here's what you need for Field Day or the June VHF 
contest, or for emergency communications.

I'm giving away (yes, GIVING AWAY) two high quality 
gasoline generators that I no longer need (and can 
no longer LIFT).  Both include the original factory 
manuals and have been serviced regularly.  

This is a first-come, first-served freebie for
licensed radio amateurs who could make use of a good
generator.  The generators are as follows:

1)  Makita G3501R:  an electric-start, 3000-watt
contractor grade generator in excellent condition... 
The starter requires a 12-volt battery (or you can
pull the rope if there's no battery handy).  Jumper
cables and a car battery work fine.  This unit
originally sold for $1300.  It has about 500 hours on
it.  It should be good for another 500 before it needs
major maintenance, but there is no guarantee at this
price!  It weighs 135 pounds.  This unit was used at
my Tehachapi mountain radio site for several years.
A photo of this generator is on my website at 
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/woverbeck/genset.htm

2)  Onan 4.0 BF:  truly a Motor Home Generator
Emeritus...  It's rated for 4,000 watts continuous
duty with an engine displacement rivaling that of some
small cars!  It delivers full power at only 1800 rpm,
half the speed of most other generators (which makes
it quiet).  This unit provided power for
mountaintopping from 1977 until 1996; it has at least
2,500 hours on it.  When it was removed from a van
that was being sold in 1996, it was still running 
well.  It's probably good for several more contests
before it has to have an overhaul.  Like other Onan
generators, it requires a motor home-type installation
in an enclosure.  It needs a fuel source, a heavy
starter cable to a 12-volt battery and 110 or 220 volt
AC cabling from its outlet box.  It weighs 217 pounds,
not counting the under-vehicle exhaust system
(included, with a near-new muffler).  It resembles
Onan's recent BGE Emerald generator, which sold for
more than $2,000 and was installed in thousands of
motor homes.
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Both generators should be picked up in Tustin (in
Orange County) promptly after someone claims each one
by e-mailing me.

Yes, this give-away is for real.

73,

Wayne, N6NB
overbeck6 at yahoo.com




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