[Amps] MFJ products

[Carl]

Nope, they claim they dont keep the old ones.....damn robots.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Kirkby" <david.kirkby at onetel.net>
To: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: "Pete Smith N4ZR" <n4zr at contesting.com>; <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] MFJ products


> On 11 September 2012 13:51, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>> My 259B has been back 3 times and now they tell me it cant be updated to 
>> the
>> latest software since its too old. They never said anything about that or
>> even updated in the past when I have to guess it could still be done. 
>> Dont
>> expect any intelligent answers from them either, they sound like 
>> programmed
>> robots.
>
> It may be possible for them to update it to a firmware version
> somewhere between what you have, and what is the latest. I've got a 20
> GHz VNA, which can take the latest firmware as it has a newer design
> of CPU board. But earlier versions, with an older CPU can't be updated
> to the latest firmware. However, there are numerous firmware versions,
> and it's quite possible an early version could be updated to some
> version, although not the latest.
>
>> I wonder if they offer trade ins.
>
> Do you really want a trade in? I would not.
>
> Some people have been lucky with stuff from MFJ, but many have not.
> I'd like to buy something where luck did not play a major role in
> whether it works or not.
>
> Dave
>
>
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