[TowerTalk] antenna choices

[Bry Carling]

Conversely not everything that is expensive  is superior. I asked a guy the other day how he liked his late model Maserati. I have always admired them. He replied that it was always in the shop for repairs!

There are frequent exceptions to some of these generalizations!

Best regards - Brian Carling
AF4K 


> On Apr 10, 2015, at 8:10 PM, Ron W8RJL <youngron at verizon.net> wrote:
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> Jim,
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> Yes, many refer to MFJ as Mighty Fine Junk but we can't all buy top of the line. When I was a 15 year old ham kid I would have killed for a Collins radio. The only hams in town with Collins was the doctors. My receiver was a Hallicrafters S-76 and yes it I pounded on the table the frequency would jump but I worked the world and was a happy camper. I even had a 6 meter Benton Harbor Lunch Box which some might call a piece of junk but we sure had a good time. MFJ fills a need, equipment that will do the job and is within price reach of most hams. Yes I now own an Alpha and a SteppIR but I also own some MFJ equipment that does the job. One final comment, not all contesters are rich.
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> 73,
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> Ron W8RJL
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> To: "towertalk reflector" <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 7:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] antenna choices
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>>> On Fri,4/10/2015 9:56 AM, Bry Carling wrote:
>>> Mass production always lowers the price. That is not a fair comparison. Somebody somewhere is quite happily making Cushcraft antennas for a much lower price than these multi thousand dollar antennas.
>> 
>> MFJ owns all those companies now, they are in a low wage area with no unions to protect workers, their products are widely seen as low quality. I don't know how they are for support. I keep hearing stories of cold solder joints in their electronic products.  Their power amps are cheaply made, that's why they're sold cheap. Many use the acronym, Mighty Fine Junk. If you don't care about what you're buying, go ahead and play cheap. But don't be surprised when the mechanical parts aren't wonderful, when some are missing, when they don't fit together quite right, and when they don't hold up in the weather.
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>> 73, Jim K9YC
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