I've had issues lately with MFJ as well. Last year I ordered a Vectronics keyer kit. It works fine but, the cabinet was punched wrong. The holes didn't even match the kit. I called and was told they would send one. I waited two or three months and called again. This time I was told that they are waiting on aluminum. It's been almost a year now and I haven't received it. I also bought an antenna analyser a couple of years ago. It quit working after a month and I had to send it back for repair. It took about three months before I got it back and it wasn't even the one that I had sent them. Apparently I must have gotten someone else's. Over the last 25 years, I have had to send at least 90% of there stuff back for repair or repair it myself and I have bought quite a bit of equipment from them. I'm thinking how many times do I have to hit my head against the wall before I decide it hurts? I think I have decided now. It's too bad for them since we are in a depression and I don't see how they can really afford this kind of quality at this point.
On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:33:44 -0500 "Rick Shindley" <ri...@izoom.net> wrote: > I have purchased a couple of new MFJ tuners over the years and I found both > of them to be of inferior construction. The last one was a more expensive > model and it arrived with solder balls rolling around inside its case, a > cold solder joint and the air variable cap rotor would come in contact with > its stator plates because the rotor was affixed to its all-to pliable front > panel and the stator was affixed to the bottom of the case. A guy could fix > these issues himself by modifying the case and repairing the connections, > but it's wrong to sell things like that and expect glowing reports from > customers. > > The designs MFJ uses are electrically fine, it's just their materials and > construction practices need improvement. It's my understanding that some of > MFJ's products are assembled by prison inmates, God bless 'em. MFJ's > manufacturing business plan must look good on paper but quality control is a > real problem for the company, in my opinion. > > I am all for helping the down-trodden embark on new careers, and maybe > buying MFJ stuff is a clear way to help those people, but from my experience > you have to be prepared to continue to do without once you receive your > order! I really wish they could find a way to improve their quality. > > Rick > KC0OV > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
