Re: Ok. Interesting idea though
One horsepower = 746 watts at 100% conversion efficiency. Hand cranking isn't an option. I used to operate an old hand-cranked field radio (I think it was an AN/GRC-108). You sat on a seat and turned the cranks with both hands. Every time the telegraph key was pressed, the cranks got real hard to turn. That transmitter only used a handful of watts compared to a microwave.