2006-09-08

MFJ products - perfect spheres?

~OPINION - MFJ PRODUCTS REVIEW~

Over the years, I've ended up with several MJF products. In every case, there seems to be an obvious design flaw and/or disappointing build quality.

Examples:
  • Noise Bridge: The 9-v battery holder simply fails to hold the 9-v battery. It never really had a chance because of the poor design - it couldn't possibly work. I had to tie the battery into the so-called holder with dental floss.
  • Noise Bridge: The device has a cheap, hand-written paper lable pasted on the bottom to provide the calibration. 'A=15.1, B = 36.7, ...' Yeah, thanks; I didn't see that mentioned on the brochure...
  • Power Bar: The panel silk screening was done upside down ('Oops'), painted over ('he he'), and done again right side up ('There ya go'). You can still clearly see the upside down version as bumps under the paint.
  • Active Antenna: The lables on the front panel rub off because, basically, they're the rub-on type ('Wax On, Wax Off...').
There always seems to be so many cut corners that I'd have to say that their products are, in my experience, very nearly perfect spheres.

YMMV.