I thought about buying it when the club sold it but was afraid when
it needed to work, it would have to be prayed over back to life! And
I shouldn't say it, but in four years we have lost power just once,
when a beer truck pulled down some lines pulling in to a customers
parking area! About six hours out.
PatAt 06:15 AM 11/19/2012, you wrote:
>I can get all of those parts.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7:26 AM
>Subject: Re: NJ Storm and Emergency Power; was: Report On Today's 40-meter
>East Coast Mid West Blind Ops Round table
>
>
> > Our radio club had an old, W W II generator. Rated at 10k, could
> > have done three times that. Six cylinder Continental engine, awful
> > "mileage" but it ran and ran. It was at a tornado and ran for two
> > weeks straight. Outlived most of the newer generators.
> > We finally ditched it; needed carbeurator work and no one could find
> > the parts/replacement. But what a workhorse.
> > Pat, K9JAUAt 06:09 AM 11/14/2012, you wrote:
> >>Not true. Just double the poles on the generator and you are good to go.
> >>Most industrial single cylender generators such as Onan run at 1800 RPM,
> >>and
> >>most of the old military 4 cylender generators run at 1200.
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 7:49 PM
> >>Subject: Re: NJ Storm and Emergency Power; was: Report On Today's 40-meter
> >>East Coast Mid West Blind Ops Round table
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi Russ,
> >> >
> >> > How do you get 60 hertz out of a generator rotating at 1800 RPM? 1800
> >> > RPM
> >> > would produce 30 hertz unless the generator is geared to run at twice
> >> > the
> >> > motor speed.
> >> >
> >> > 73
> >> >
> >> > Howard #3
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 9:26 AM
> >> > Subject: Re: NJ Storm and Emergency Power; was: Report On Today's
> >> > 40-meter
> >> > East Coast Mid West Blind Ops Round table
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> An 1800 rpm generator will run a lot longer than a 3600 rpm generator.
> >> >> Plus
> >> >> the 1800 rpm generator runs a lot quieter.
> >> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: Gary Tillinghast
> >> >> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 7:24 PM
> >> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> >> Subject: Re: NJ Storm and Emergency Power; was: Report On Today's
> >> >> 40-meter
> >> >> East Coast Mid West Blind Ops Round table
> >> >>
> >> >> How long can you run a generator on propane? Gary KB2YAA
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Jim Kutsch" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 8:31 PM
> >> >> Subject: NJ Storm and Emergency Power; was: Report On Today's 40-meter
> >> >> East
> >> >> Coast Mid West Blind Ops Round table
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Colleen and all,
> >> >> Thanks for the good wishes. Power was restored here Sunday afternoon.
> >> >> That
> >> >> was day 13 without power.
> >> >>
> >> >> I highly recommend portable home generators. Not only can they run
> >> >> the
> >> >> ham
> >> >> shack but can run other essential services. By the way, as a blind
> >> >> person
> >> >> with no need for gasoline for cars or lawn mowers, I didn't want to
> >> >> store
> >> >> gasoline for long periods and risk it turning bad. So, I found a
> >> >> propane
> >> >> generator that runs on the 20 pound tanks used for BBQ grills. It
> >> >> worked
> >> >> great and has no fuel storage issues.
> >> >>
> >> >> Now all that's left is to get the HF antenna back up. Maybe next
> >> >> weekend.
> >> >>
> >> >> 73,
> >> >> Jim, KY2D
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: For blind ham radio operators
> >> >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >> >> On Behalf Of COLLEEN ROTH
> >> >> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 2:01 PM
> >> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> >> Subject: Re: Report On Today's 40-meter East Coast Mid West Blind Ops
> >> >> Round
> >> >> table
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi Jim and all who were impacted by Hurriane Sandy, I hope that you
> >> >> all
> >> >> get
> >> >> your power back and that all of you are safe.
> >> >> I know that most of us cannot know what you endured because we have
> >> >> never
> >> >> experienced such an event.
> >> >> I am glad that there wasn't more loss of life.
> >> >> I am sure that the loss of possessions and special cemorabilia will be
> >> >> difficult to endure.
> >> >> I am praying for all who have experienced Hurricane Sandy and xs'
> >> >> aftermath
> >> >> including the Storm which followed.
> >> >> I hope everyone will be careful when trying to get things back
> >> >> together.
> >> >> God Bless!
> >> >>
> >> >> Colleen Roth, N8TNV;
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> >> Date: Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 10:12:45 AM
> >> >> Subject: Re: Report On Today's 40-meter East Coast Mid West Blind Ops
> >> >> Round
> >> >> table
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Really sorry to hear of the storm damage and power outage, Jim.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hang in there!
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hopefully you guys are done with storms for a while. Thankfully, the
> >> >>> last one didn't amount to as much as they originally thought.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >> >>>
> >> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >>> From: "Jim Kutsch" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 9:32 AM
> >> >>> Subject: Re: Report On Today's 40-meter East Coast Mid West Blind Ops
> >> >>> Round table
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> > Tom and all,
> >> >>> > I haven't been able to join you. Half of my HF antenna came down
> >> >>> > when
> >> >>> > a
> >> >>> > tree and telephone pole broke during Sandy. I'm in day 13 with no
> >> >> power.
> >> >>> > The generator can run the Elecraft KX3 easily but I have to get the
> >> >>> > antenna up first. Can't do that until the electric company gets
> >> >>> > all
> >> >>> > the wires out of my front yard.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > Hope the rest of you did OK in the storm.
> >> >>> >
> >> >>> > 73,
> >> >>> > Jim, KY2D
> >> >>> >
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