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Re: MFJ-998 tuner?
From:
Dave Basden <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Tue, 8 Dec 2015 21:38:51 -0800
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I'm in Southern Oregon (Medford) about 20 miles above the California 
border and about 100 miles inland.  The MFJ998 manual is available on 
our British friend's website (M0A??), but I seem to have lost the 
URL.  I think he arranged for the recording.

73,

Dave, W7OQ

At 07:57 PM 12/8/2015, you wrote:
>Thanks Dave, where are you in 7 land? Also, is the manual
>available from Handiham? Thanks, Jim WA6EKS
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>From: Dave Basden <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date sent: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 18:30:00 -0800
>Subject: Re: MFJ-998 tuner?
>
>Hi Jim,
>
>MFJ does have quality control problems, but if you get one that
>is in
>good working order you will have a great tuner.  MFJ does stand
>behind their units if you find a problem under warranty.  I had
>no
>problem with mine.  If you are running a Kenwood and have the
>right
>cable, the antenna button on the Kenwood will cause the power to
>drop
>while tuning and tune the MFJ to resonance.  A button on the MFJ
>allows you to switch between two antennas, so if your transceiver
>has
>two antenna jacks you would only use the one that runs to the
>tuner.  The manual is available recorded if you would like to
>read
>more detail about it.    If you have specific questions, I'll try
>to
>answer them.
>
>73,
>
>Dave, W7OQ
>
>At 06:10 PM 12/8/2015, you wrote:
>Dave, I also use an ALS 600 amf which I got used and like very
>much.  I would  like more information about the MFJ-998 tuner.
>HRO recommended me not to buy that one so I ended up with an
>LDG-AT600 which I used for 5 minutes and found it not very blind
>friendly because it used a series of LED's on the front panel.  I
>think they also said the quality control of the MFJ product was
>not very good so I am tunerless at least when I use the amp.
>Fortunately, the amp as you know has good protection against too
>high an SWR so it just clicks off if it doesn't like the signal
>coming back down the coax.  Would like to hear more of your
>observations about the MFJ-998 tuner.  What is the price for it?
>Thanks and 73, Jim WA6EKS

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