[RVRC] MFJ purchases Cushcraft antenna company

[Marvin Bronstein]

 MFJ Acquires Cushcraft: On August 7, MFJ Enterprises
<http://www.mfjenterprises.com/> announced they had purchased the
Cushcraft Amateur Radio antennas product line from Missouri-based Laird
Technologies <http://www.lairdtech.com/> effective July 31. According to
MFJ, Cushcraft -- makers of HF/VHF/UHF vertical, beam and Yagi antennas
for the Amateur Radio community -- will continue to be manufactured in
Manchester, New Hampshire. "We are excited to have the Cushcraft Amateur
Radio Antennas product line alongside our other five companies," said
Martin F. Jue, President and founder of MFJ Enterprises, Inc. "This
product line increases our ability to offer our customers a wide range
of antenna options at different prices. Customers will be able to choose
from Cushcraft Amateur Radio antennas, Hy-gain and MFJ antennas through
one source." MFJ purchased Hy-gain in 2000 the company also owns
Ameritron, Mirage and Vectronics. Jue said that the Cushcraft line will
bring more than 50 new products to MFJ's Amateur Radio product line. "We
will add more new products to this antenna line and will continue the
Cushcraft Amateur Radio antennas name long into the future. Cushcraft
Amateur Radio antenna product customers will appreciate the continued
and expected top-quality manufacturing of this product in New Hampshire
and the MFJ commitment to superb after-the-sale service and tech support
in Mississippi," said Jue. The 120 page 2010 MFJ catalog will include
the entire Cushcraft Amateur Radio antennas product line. MFJ has set up
a special customer support line -- 662-323-5803 -- to handle Cushcraft
antenna product technical support, parts requests and customer services.