[Elecraft] Blown trap?

[dave]

I see nothing wrong with MFJ. They serve the market reasonably well, 
if they did not they would soon be out of business. If MFJ was 
actually as bad as some of the posts you read, they would be out of 
business rather soon. But they keep humming along.

Lets face it, hams are cheap. They like cheap stuff, even if it has a 
few warts.

If MFJ raised their quality, and, of course, prices, accordingly (as 
they would have to), you know what would happen? Another company would 
soon spring up that looks a whole lot like the current incarnation of 
MFJ. Why? Well, because hams are cheap. They buy cheap stuff. Warts 
and all.

I have had problems with some of the MFJ stuff I have bought. I have 
gotten reasonable service when I called or sent a message. Not super 
fast service, but commensurate with the price paid. What else is 
reasonable to expect?

73 de dave
ab9ca/4



On 12/15/14 7:54 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Mon,12/15/2014 5:41 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft wrote:
>> MFJ is always a good news/bad news company.
>
> IMO the only good news about the MFJ companies is the same as the most
> common bad news -- CHEAP. Cheap construction, poor or non-existent
> quality control, poor support. I consider them a very poor corporate
> citizen, because their low prices push better products from better
> companies out of the market. Little difference from what WalMart has
> done to "main street" businesses.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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