Elio And Amateur Radio

[NSTG8R]

WB0ZXF, but that was many years ago, and Morse Code was all I was allowed to use then.

 

[Ty]

The last time I read about retrival of number you had to pay for every year from active to active. Too expensive for me.

$15 for a 10 year license would literally cost $1.50 a year.

 

[Donald R.]

Ok, so here's another thing maybe they'll consider.
I have a hobby of Amateur Radio. And like most Amateur Radio operators, I often like to operate from my vehicles. The latest Amateur Radio transceivers are very much smaller than those 10, 20, even 40 years ago, but have 3 things in common.
They need a 12V DC power source, a mounting location, and a good ground/ground plane for the Antenna to transmit and receive properly.

So any thoughts?

I too am a ham operator I was wondering the exact same thing oh by the way my call sign is KC0Jak

 

[ClubJoe]

I'm concerned with what amperage the alternator will be putting out so I can run at least 500 watts. That will be with the rest of the Elio turned on with A/C.

ClubJoe
Sunny Brandon, FL

 

[Gas-Powered Awesome]

Back in the vacuum tube days they used to run Motorola radios that would draw 20 Amps on receive in cars with crappy 6 Volt generators. Unless you are an Elmer Extraordinaire and can jaw for 15 minutes without unkeying the mic, you'll be fine.

I'm also guessing it will be easy to upgrade the alternator since it will likely share form factor with those found on other vehicles. Mitsubishi makes compact OEM alternators that will put out 100 Amps.

 

[Muzhik]

What I like is that from the video demonstrations of the new engine, it's clear that it will have NO problem driving a 100 Amp alternator!

 

[Coss]

What I like is that from the video demonstrations of the new engine, it's clear that it will have NO problem driving a 100 Amp alternator!

Go to a salvage yard and see if they have one from an ambulance; those things could power your house; plus they set them up to run dual alternators.

 

[Critter]

May need a big Capacitor in line with the radio to prevent altenator noise. Put one in my Falcon, but it had a generator. N4RPQ