[AMRadio] Are we doomed?

[Bob]

Tell the guy the FT-243 is a miniature taser.

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 10:06 AM Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't think any MFJ matching network is a good idea for AM.  Might
> have been a non-ham working the customer service line at MFJ.
> Familiar with the line of products but not ham radio.
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
>
> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 10:55 AM CL in NC via AMRadio
> <amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > My friend Lea, K4VWD, was in the market for a new ant. tuner and decided
> on a particular MFJ model.  He called MFJ to double check a couple things,
> and wanted to know its rated AM power capability.  The 'technical support'
> person at MFJ, asked Lea, "What is AM?"  I said he had to be kidding, Lea
> insisted he was not, and had to explain to him what it was, whereupon the
> tech support person told him bogus info on its AM capabilities.  Was
> selling at Dayton one year, and a fellow with a callsign name tag asked me
> what the little boxes with the two pins sticking out were.  Hard to believe
> the day would get here when an FT243 was a mystery part.
> >
> > Charlie, W4MEC in NC
> >
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