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
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----- 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.
>> >
>
>
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