I think this must be a sickness, or at least an obsession. I was at the Nearfest this weekend in Deerfield NH and I saw 3 beautiful Commander amps on a table. There was a 6M and a HF2500 then the Mac Daddy HF-3500. They all were in pristine condition and that HF-2500 kept calling my name all weekend so I just had to bring it home.
The guy who was selling it, Mike, was selling for a friend. Mike said he did all of the guys antenna work and could say that the HF-2500 might have 10 hours on it. I just couldn't resist at this point.
This thing doesnt have a mark on it, it tunes up very easily and requires 30 watts or less on most bands to achieve full legal limit. Here are some views of the inside. Not a spec of dust anywhere with very light discoloration on the triodes which is normal.
This one is SN 844 and was tested on 1-10-07 before shipping. So as you can see this is one of the late model versions.
The best part is that Dan Simmons has purchased the Command Technologies rights back from Palstar and they will be releasing new and improved products for 2012, as well as supporting the Commanders that are out there right now.
The guy who was selling it, Mike, was selling for a friend. Mike said he did all of the guys antenna work and could say that the HF-2500 might have 10 hours on it. I just couldn't resist at this point.
This thing doesnt have a mark on it, it tunes up very easily and requires 30 watts or less on most bands to achieve full legal limit. Here are some views of the inside. Not a spec of dust anywhere with very light discoloration on the triodes which is normal.
This one is SN 844 and was tested on 1-10-07 before shipping. So as you can see this is one of the late model versions.
The best part is that Dan Simmons has purchased the Command Technologies rights back from Palstar and they will be releasing new and improved products for 2012, as well as supporting the Commanders that are out there right now.
...not 2.8K he gets for a new one.