[AT] A little Off Topic - Fuel usage

[charliehill]

Thanks Jerry,

Actually at this point I'm not so much interested in being a "HAM" in 
particular.  I mean by that I don't have much interest in the whole club, 
rag chew thing.  I listen to the local repeater on my scanner and as of yet 
I have no urge to join in with them although that might change.  It seems 
like it's fun enough but I just don't need another time consuming hobby.

My main interest in amatuer radio is for emergency communications, most 
often hurricanes around here but you never know what the future might bring. 
I don't know enough at this point to decide what kind of equipment I 
want/need.  I'm interested in local comms and in being able to talk to "the 
outside world" also in case of emergency.

The genset sounds like a nice homebuilt rig.  I'd like to try building one 
myself.  It's easy enough to hook a generator head to an engine or tractor 
pto.  The problem is getting the governor right so that you have reliable, 
stable power.

Thanks

Charlie Hill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Rhodes" <jerry38 at windstream.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] A little Off Topic - Fuel usage


> Good Evening Charlie, the unit had a set of double pulleies in the tranny
> and the gen, the control (I'm told) came from a old welder, it was hooked 
> to
> the carb and wired to the box on the gen. I got it from a farmer ham that
> passed away, I had it for about 5 yrs when I had my comml overhead door 
> co.
> only know it worked when asked.
>
> What is your interest in radio?? long haul high freq, shorter range
> VHF/UHF?? 1st you should check locally for ham in your area, a local club
> and hook up with one of the older guys, he/she can be your elmer (teacher)
> you will need to get a study guide for the testing. Try ARRL.COM online 
> for
> most of the info you need.
>
> I do a lot of traffic handling, MARS and rag chew, Roy likes rebuilding 
> old
> radios. Radios run from $200 to $2000 all on how heave you what to go. I
> just bought a backup rig for my Kenwood TS430s for $200 an need to repair
> it, a good running one would run about $475 used.
>
> Hope this helps some and think Roy can add more if asked, good luck.
>
> Jerry KB8MAF/NNN0BDI USN retired(1975)
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 10:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] A little Off Topic - Fuel usage
>
>
>> Jerry would you mind sharing how you have your generator set up on that
>> engine, what sort of governor, etc?  Also, tell us about your HAM rig.
>> I've
>> recently gotten interested in amatuer radio.  Don't have a ticket or any
>> equipment yet.  Just trying to figure out what, if anything, I want.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jerry Rhodes" <jerry38 at windstream.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 10:26 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] A little Off Topic - Fuel usage
>>
>>
>>> Farmer, the Dason 4 cyl I had with a std 4 speed tranny in 4th gear
>>> turning
>>> a 8kw gen would use about 7 gal in 24 hrs under about 20 to 70 % load.
>>> That
>>> would be running an 220vac well pump, refig, freezer, 2-3 lights my ham
>>> radio, etc..O it ran at 780 rpms
>>>
>>> Jerry NW Ohio
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>>> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 9:15 AM
>>> Subject: [AT] A little Off Topic - Fuel usage
>>>
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know off of the top of their head what the average fuel
>>>> usage per hour (estimated) would be for a smallish 4 cylinder engine
>>>> like out of a compact car (not sub compact) with EFI running at around
>>>> 600 RPM steady?
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Have you hugged your horses today?
>>>>
>>>> Francis Robinson
>>>> aka "farmer"
>>>> Central Indiana USA
>>>> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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