"Duty Cycle: 50% in Amateur service at 2800 watts output power"
Hardly "brick on the key"
73
Jim W7RY
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From: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 6:11 AM
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: [Amps] What to buy?
> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:52:00 -0800
> From: "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] What to buy?
>
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
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> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:54:39 -1000, leewical@lava.net wrote:
>
>>nothing wrong with a palstar amp.
>
> REPLY:
>
> Maybe, maybe not. I owned a Command HF-2500 (now taken over by Palstar)
> and twice burned up the plate tank toroid operating full power RTTY on
> 40 meters. Twice!! $$$
>
> I sold the amp several years ago.
>
> Palstar has improved the design, so they say, and I hope that toroid is
> included. If it isn't, I would not call that a brick-on-the-key 1500
> watt amp. Do your research before you buy.
>
> Other than that one weak spot, I agree, it's a fine amp.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
>
> ## The plastar is a new version of the command technology amp. It comes
> in 2 x versions.. HF-2500 and HF-2500 magnum. They are both rated for 1.5
> kw
> CCS CXR output . the ONLY diff is in the plate xfmrs. 33 lbs vs 44
> lbs. The plane
> jane 2500 uses a doubler. The magnum uses a FWB. Both RF decks are 28
> lbs.
> $3995.00 VS $4695.00 $700 more for the 11 lb added weight of the
> 44 lb xfmr
> seems like a bit much imo. I paid $1475.00 for my 253 lb, 16 KVA CCS
> dahl plate xmfr.
> I also have a smaller 44 lb dahl xmfr... $400.00
>
> http://www.palstar.com/commander_hf-2500export.php Now u won't find
> this amp anywhere
> on their site, nor in their products guide. I found it with google..so it
> exists..just no link to it from their site .
>
> ## $6495.00 120 lbs 2.8 kw out. 3 x holer called a HF -2500E
>
> All 3 x amps are chockfull of T-2252B torroids..which are 2.25" OD x 1"
> thick. They stack 3 of em on 160m. 3 of em
> will handle 1.5 kw RTTY on 160m.
>
>
> Jim
>
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