Drake B Line Twins For Sale
#ForSale
Have a nice Drake station I'd like to sell. I have come to the conclusion that my eyes are too poor and my hands too shakey to trouble shoot and repair the tube radios I have loved through the years.
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Tim Randa <randaranch@...>
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
*** It also caused disruptions in the supply chains. You couldn't get parts. - Jerry, KF6VB
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jerry-KF6VB
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
As many of you have heard by now, MFJ is ceasing its on-site production in Starkville, Mississippi on May 17, 2024.? This is also the same for our sister companies¡¯ Ameritron, Hygain, Cushcraft,
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Peter A
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
I was thinking this might be a smart tactical move by Martin. Shutting it down may light a fire under some potential buyers to come to terms. Or maybe I just don't know anything about business. "Steve
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Jim Shorney
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
Maybe it caused problems with manufacturing. That could account for both the price increase and the problems he is having now. Lack of personnel perhaps.
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Richard Knoppow
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
I'd seen chatter from six months ago that Martin was trying to sell the business. I've also heard that there were buyers but the parties could not achieve a meeting of the minds on the terms of sale.
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
Because those lockdowns also shuttered businesses, which couldn't operate due to either the mandates or the fear that people had of going out and to work. Not hard to figure that out. The government
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
Yes there were some issues but that keep the supply and demand going. Yes I believe the age is a factor. Like some many others of our generation who own businesses they can¡¯t find people or siblings
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Dan K9DTC
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
Don¡¯t ignore the many supply chain issues that affected manufacturers¡¯ production volume. I hope one or two ¡°white knight¡± buyers surface. But, given the tone of the letter it could be that an
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Paul Christensen
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
What I don¡¯t understand is the owner mentions covid affected his business???? Covid gave ham radio the biggest shot in the arm that anything could ever do!!! The lockdowns caused many many people to
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Dan K9DTC
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
I have 10 Hy-gain monoband Yagis and I hate the thought of not having access to aluminum replacement element parts. They break occasionally. Add to that a 2m Cushcraft, a 6m Ariane Arrays and a 40m
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Rob Sherwood
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
Oh man, I hate it when things like this happen (and I won't even go into the politics that caused it)! I hope somebody buys Hy-Gain and Cushcraft.? I have owned antennas by both and they were great
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Steve W7SJT
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Re: A Heavy Sad Heart
With the 3 levels of filtering and all were way too narrow nd made all the signals sound like you were under water in a submarine he he he I had one on my TR-4 Joe WB9SBD
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Joe WB9SBD <nss@...>
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Re: A Heavy Sad Heart
I still have the CW filte in the little grey box, that I believe was their first product (wired with what I think was telephone wire) . It still works fine. John K5MO [email protected]> wrote:
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John K5MO
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
Martin Jue's letter seems to indicate that they plan to sell out their stock, and will honor warranty obligations. Meanwhile, one has to anticipate a flurry of activity from GigaParts, HRO, and others
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DavidC KD4E
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
Considering the financial stress the ARRL is under, this could be significant. Rob, NC0B
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Rob Sherwood
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
It¡¯s not fake. It is also on their Facebook page. Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS
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Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
The ARRL QST magazine is one-half MFJ! Lee, w0vt
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Leland L. Bahr
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Re: MFJ to go out of business
Maybe not going entirely out of business. From a Gigaparts note on twitter: [https://twitter.com/gigaparts/status/1783594308030898567] There's a fairly lively thread about this on Reddit:
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Lyndon VE7TFX <lyndon@...>
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A Heavy Sad Heart
This is what I got. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: A Heavy Sad Heart Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:19:40 +0000 From: MFJ Enterprises Inc. <mfj@...> Reply-To: MFJ Enterprises
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Richard Knoppow
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