[TowerTalk] Servicing an MFJ 259B

[David Jordan]

Doug,

You are a brave commentator... don't you know it's an old passtime to bash 
MFJ and even other vendors like ALPHA, Mosley, Hy-Gain, Cushcraft, etc. get 
bashed by some.  I think the bashing occurs from frustrations fed by a lack 
of experience and understanding of what it takes to operate a company that 
serves a niche market which will not support large profit margins.  In 
otherwords, yes, MFJ could certainly build higher quality products but those 
same hams that bash MFJ wouldn't buy the more expensive product and they 
would whine about the cost!  MFJ could have the gear built in CHINA... then 
they get bashed for doing it!
Some operators who don't have much to talk about that is technical or 
interesting lean towards bashing because it is so easy to do... sort of like 
CNN's breaking news that is continuously breaking and yet it is the same old 
garbage....;-)

I've had a 259B for many years and it works well and meets my expectation. 
If I wanted to spend $15,000 on an Anritsu analyser. I'm sure I'd love it 
but couldn't justify the expense for the few times I would use it to tweak a 
dipole or yagi. I'd rather spend the money on a tower and antenna.

73,
dave
wa3gin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Turnbull" <turnbull at net1.ie>
To: <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Servicing an MFJ 259B


> Gentlemen,
>    The epitaph for MFJ is a bit unfair. 


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