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Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes
Yes Chris I know and it is a rather stupid regulation now that so much photography is done and quiet generators are the order of the day. Your club should look into its origins because they may no longer be important.
Barry
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"Stupid?" - gee thanks Barry! A tad harsh? LOL! We just love the total peace and quiet - it's why we go. That's not stupid is it? "Quiet" generators are still loud in the night time bush setting - even at a distance and in a hutch. I have a Honda 1KVa which, on "Eco" mode, is way quieter than yours (I've heard it), and it's still considered noisy in a group session where we share the field with visual observers as well. No-one wants the noise - at whatever level. At MAS we don't have the luxury of split fields and on-site storage like we have at Wiruna. We lug everything in and then out again - every time.
I also run an auxiliary 120A/Hr deep cycle battery in my 4WD, and it sits there, charged, day in, day out. I run the fridge off it if I'm camping, and it's just always there. It will run my mount and small 22w lappy for three days. Smelly, oily, dirty & bulky generator - and fuel cans?
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