[Elecraft] Blown trap?

Jim Stahl via Elecraft elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Mon Dec 15 23:22:43 EST 2014


A real world data point:


I recently ordered two MFJ 17 ft telescoping masts, which arrived today. Not exactly high tech. One of them was defective - a section that was jammed and would not come apart, along with an adjacent joint that felt way too loose.


HRO had me ship it back to them, and I'm sure they will replace it with a good one. But I've wasted $7 bucks to mail it back, plus time going to and waiting at the post office.


Fortunately I don't need it right away. But definitely a example of poor quality control.




73  -  Jim  K8MR




-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Mon, Dec 15, 2014 8:59 pm
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Blown trap?


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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