"notbob" wrote in message
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I'm studying hard and planning a shack. I hope to be on the air by
June. So, is MFJ stuff any good?

To put it more bluntly, is it moderately priced practical equipment or
just throw-away junk? I'll settle for Chinese made --which I suspect
much of their stuff is-- if it's relatively decent in design/execution
and somewhat sturdy. I can see how the antennas and like hardware
could be decent, but how about the stuff like tuners and other
meters and electronic equipment. Thanks for any feedback.

nb

I have an antenna tuner by MFJ. It does work ok. I did have to open it up
and tighten up some loose screws.
Years ago I bought a packet TNC from them. It did not work and I sent it
back , about 2 days after I called them, they had another unit at my house
and told me to send the old one to them. Any electronic unit can arive DOA,
but they did the very best getting me a new one. No problems with that unit
for as long as I used it.

As others have mentioned , just open the new MFJ up and tighten up all the
screws before using it.

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