"Sal M. Onella" wrote in message
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I picked up a used MFJ tuner at a local ham swap meet. As is my wont, I
took off the cover to give it the visual once-over before dumping any
'trons
into it. Good thing. About six mounting and/or connection points -
screws
or nut/bolt combos -- were so loose as to guarantee problems.

It's anybody's guess how long that stuff needed tightening. Was it ever
tight? (hint-hint)

"Sal"

PS: The thing works pretty good, overall.

The few MFJ items I have remind me of an old Ford Bronco II that I once
owned. It was a piece of junk from day one, extremely useful, and reliable.
With a little TLC it ran forever, and was the second best car I ever had.
For example, my old MFJ CW audio filter is great, and has given over 20
years of service. But you don't want to look inside at the construction.