Hi.

It is a mystery to me how MFJ stays in business.  They have always had 
quality control issues.  My first experience with that was a self 
oscillating Indoor Active Shortwave Antenna that they sold me in 1982, and 
I have seen numerous out of box failures from them since.  I think the real 
tragedy is that they have some good ideas, but can't seem to get them 
reliably through the manufacturing process.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 09:59 AM 1/12/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>That's why I got the diamond one, I have diamond antennas I love so I
>figured they'd make a quality duplexer and I really can't complain. I wish I
>didn't have to use an adapter on the UHF side, but I bought that originally
>for something else that needed 2 PL259 connectors and since that project
>went south, I decided I might as well use this one for what I am rather than
>spend money for a new one. I had the adapter anyway though I can't remember
>for the life of me why I bought it or where I got it.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:53 AM
>Subject: Re: Triplexer RE: ts2000
>
>
> > Hi John & Everyone;
> >
> > I had a Diamond tri-plexer on my 2000 and their really is no difference.
> >
> > I wouldn't use an MFJ product even if it were given to me.
> >
> > I had three MFJ products and all three of them went South.
> >
> > 73 De Anthony W2AJV
> > [log in to unmask]
> > ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:05 AM
> > Subject: Re: Triplexer RE: ts2000
> >
> >
> >> Yeah, I did some checking with mine and if there is a difference, I don't
> >> notice it, maybe ever so slight on the lightest signals but even that I
> >> think is more imagination so I think my diamond has no noticeable
> >> difference. I'd say that MFJ could have a problem.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 11:32 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Triplexer RE: ts2000
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi.
> >>>
> >>> That sounds pretty fishy to me.  I can't really see a difference on
> >>> receive
> >>> with mine (not an MFJ punit).  I've kind of come around to the point of
> >>> view that I'm through with MFJ because of their lack of quality control.
> >>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >>>
> >>> At 09:18 AM 1/8/2008 -0700, you wrote:
> >>>>It sounds defective to me.  =20
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>###
> >>>>BRETT WINCHESTER  KD7JN=20
> >>>>[log in to unmask]
> >>>>208-639-8386
> >>>>###
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: For blind ham radio operators
> >>>>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
> >>>>Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 9:47 PM
> >>>>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>>>Subject: Re: ts2000
> >>>>
> >>>>I have noticed on my Mighty fine junk diplexer, I get around 10 to 15 DB
> >>>>of insertion loss on 2 meters receive.
> >>>>Is this normal for a diplexer?
> >>>>There is a repeater about 100K away from here that usually comes in
> >>>>around
> >>>>S3 to S5 during the day...until I took the diplexer out of line, at
> >>>>which point it was coming in at S6 to S9...I switched the diplexer in
> >>>>and out about three times to make sure it wasn't just conditions going
> >>>>up and down...and got the same results.
> >>>>I also checked to see if it did the same on simplex...and I found the
> >>>>same general results.
> >>>>I suspect that instead of having a 0.1 DB insertion loss, this
> >>>>particular diplexer has a 10DB insertion loss.
> >>>>73
> >>>>Colin, V A6BKX
> >>>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 6:11 PM
> >>>>Subject: Re: ts2000
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> > Hi Richard.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > I bought a Tri-plexer for mine so that I can put my Comet GP15 on the
> >>>>6
> >>>> > meter, 2 meter, and 70 cm connectors without constantly swapping the
> >>>> > coax.  It works very nicely that way.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > As others have no doubt commented, there isn't any way to put both 2
> >>>>meters
> >>>> > and 70 cm on one connector without buying something like this but
> >>>>quite
> >>>> > honestly, there is so little insertion loss, I never noticed the
> >>>>difference
> >>>> > and it is definitely worth the convenience.  There was a side benefit
> >>>>in
> >>>>my
> >>>> > case.  I had trouble with energy from my 6 meter halo getting into 2
> >>>>meters
> >>>> > with an extreme amount of RF--potentially strong enough to take a
> >>>>receiver
> >>>> > front end out.  Passing it through a splitter like that was one real
> >>>>easy
> >>>> > way to eliminate the 6 meter energy from getting back into the 2
> >>>> > meter
> >>>>section.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> > At 06:00 PM 1/5/2008 -0500, you wrote:
> >>>> > >Hi;
> >>>> > >Can't resist a ts2000 question or two.  If you are using a uhf/vhf
> >>>>antenna
> >>>> > >with one coax, how do we connect it do both connectors on the radio?
> >>>>Can
> >>>> > >you set the radio so one connector works for both bands?
> >>>> > >Richard
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >
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> >>>> > >9:14 AM
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Louis Kim Kline
> >>>> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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> >>>
> >>> Louis Kim Kline
> >>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
>
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>8:23 PM

Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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