Hi Steve;

I have the same unit.

On the TS2000, when I have the microphone connected that come with it, the 
down button does not work.

73 De Anthony W2AJV
[log in to unmask]
ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [BLIND-HAMS] filter question


> Steve,
>
> Like you, I've never had any bad luck with MFJ, but I've heard horror 
> stories from others who had.  I bought a mic controller, the MFJ-1263, 
> which seems to have been pretty well designed.  Of course, there are no 
> active components, and there's no high voltage involved, which is where 
> MFJ seems to have some problems.  My one criticism of the product is that 
> the connectors have a rather cheap feel to me.  I suppose they're trying 
> to keep the costs down, but I expected a bit better quality parts for my 
> $100.  In MFJ's defense, though, the box didn't introduce any hum into the 
> system, and keeping out hum isn't easy with low-level inputs.  The bottom 
> line is that you just have to pay close attention and pick your products 
> carefully.  Kind of like Radio shack; some of their stuff is good, and 
> some of it is just plain awful.
>
> Steve
>
> On Monday 2/6/06 13:40 Steve wrote:
>>Hey Anthony,
>>
>>Sorry you haven't had good luck with MFJ.  But, you certainly paint with a
>>broad brush.
>>
>>I've had an MFJ keyer for thirty years with no problems; and three 
>>different
>>MFJ tuners, also with no problems.
>>
>>Admittedly, you get what you pay for sometimes.  But, since MFJ is buying 
>>up
>>a lot of ham accessory and antenna manufacturers, I'm reminded of what my
>>old boss from Kaiser Aluminum told me once:  "never is a long, long time."
>>
>>Steve
>>K8SP
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 1:11 PM
>>Subject: Re: filter question
>>
>>
>> >I wouldn't buy another MFJ product.
>> >
>> > I bought an auto tuner extender and it just kept shorting out.
>> >
>> > Every week a  friend of mine would come over an tighten up a nut that 
>> > they
>> > had in this unit.
>> >
>> > I just purchased a mixer that would let me mix two mics through two 
>> > radios
>> > and that thing just went bad.
>> >
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/252 - Release Date: 2/6/2006
>
>