[Nodxa] Fw: MFJ shutting down production

[Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)]

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*Subject:* MFJ shutting down production

In case you haven't heard about MFJ ---

    This is from Martin Jue's personal Facebook Page
    <https://www.facebook.com/martin.jue.1/posts/pfbid0hp3CkfaXMwgwFMvugaQB3mBhVZg4kATxoEAZUfUqS3CrcRXPVNqCk4bhCqWzJPgsl>:

    April 25, 2024

    Dear Fellow hams and Friends,

    It is with a sad heart as I write this letter.

    As many of you have heard by now, MFJ is ceasing its on-site
    production in Starkville, Mississippi on May 17, 2024. This is also
    the same for our sister companies: Ameritron, Hygain, Cushcraft,
    Mirage and Vectronics.

    Times have changed since I started this business 52 years ago. Our
    product line grew and grew and prospered. Covid changed everything
    in businesses including ours. It was the hardest hit that we have
    ever had and we never fully recovered.

    I turned 80 this year. I had never really considered retirement but
    life is so short and my time with my family is so precious.

    I want to thank all of our employees who have helped build this
    company with me over the years. We have many employees who have made
    MFJ their career for 10, 20, 30, 40 and more years.

    We are going to continue to sell MFJ products past May 17, 2024. We
    have a lot of stock on hand. We will continue to offer repair
    service work for out-of-warranty and in-warranty units for the
    foreseeable future.

    Finally, a special thanks to all of our customers and our dealers
    who have made MFJ a worldwide name and a profitable business for so
    many years. You all are so much appreciated.

    Sincerely Yours, 73s

    Martin F. Jue, K5flu



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