And it looks compact enough to drop in that go kit for those call-outs to remote mountainous regions. At 03:26 PM 6/12/2004, you wrote:

If I hadn't been run since 1985, it would have taken much longer than 10 hours to get me going! From the color, Jim, it appears you just joined the Texas Navy.

Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL ARRL, The reason Amateur Radio Is!

-----Original Message----- From: W5JBP@aol.com [mailto:W5JBP@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 8:51 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10729] Re: Last weeks power outage

As you know last week, over 500,000 people in Dallas was without power for up to 4 days. I was one who was out for 2 and a half days. I was talking on the .88 repeater and later got a call from a scanner listener. He told me he had a generator behind his plant that I could have if I just came and got it.

Attached is the photo. It is a 45KW Onan and will run on natural gas, propane or gasoline. I have it in my driveway and just got it going after about 10 hours of work. It had not been run since 1985.

I am now ready!

Jim Haynie