Hello Peter, this is your brother Martin, k5flu. I just saw and watched this episode. Thank you for your kind words. You are quite a talented UKpostsr. I have watched many of your episodes and always felt like we are having a conversation over dinner in Dayton with a glass of whiskey in our hands. Hope we can visit soon . . . Brother Martin, k5flu

I live about thirty miles from Starkville, MS where MFJ is located. We local hams have been so blessed to be able to just walk in the store and buy what we want with no waiting. Anytime one of us would see Mr. Jue in the foyer it was always a pleasure to chat with him for a moment, he is such a wonderful Southern gentleman - and a true gentleman in every sense of the word. Although his business closure is leaving a tremendous hole in the amateur supply market, I do not begrudge him his remaining years of enjoying his hard-earned wealth and his grandchildren. I know we all join together in wishing him all our best. All that having been said, I do hope the company is bought soon or that at least some of the brands can be sold off piecemeal so that some of the product lines can continue. - K5SFC

MFJ will be missed - I hope that the products can (mostly) survive.

I first met Marten at Dayton Hamvention many years ago. And for 25 straight years I made there booth my first stop. Marten is a really nice guy. I wish him all the best.

I hope MFJ finds a way to continue their product line. They will be missed

Peter, I agree with you. Martin is indeed a brilliant man. At 80 years old he should retire and enjoy the rest of his life. He has worked hard, very hard for decades. I tried very hard to read is letter with appropriate emotion. I don't regret using the word 'rant' with respect to the editorial in the May QST. If I were his supervisor I would not have approved of the wording, tone, grammar and punctuation. I wonder if the comments he made will cause some, if not many, to drop their membership. I am a life member. Thanks Peter from Rocklin, California, Jim W6LG

I 'just about bought' a hundred different products from MFJ across the last 50 years. But I always felt a little too impoverished. With the advent of the Nano VNA and the discovery of your channel, everything has changed for me. I'm an old guy using young tech, and every time I tune an antenna, assemble a Hans Summers kit, or make a digital contact with Australia with only 50mW, I give thanks to be alive and alert in the 2020s. :)

Hi Peter. I use one of MFJ's adjustable audio filters for CW, and have for a long long time now. I also use an old Grandmaster memory keyer. I'm sorry to see them go. With his footprint in the amateur radio world, I am surprised to hear that a reasonable offer for the company was not entertained. I do think that covid wasn't the only thing instrumental in bringing his business down and a lot of others too. Other countries undermining the electronics industry, flooding the market with (choosing my words carefully here) duplicate products for a lot less money (and support), have played the roll almost, and sometimes more, than covid did. Just my thoughts.

Hi Peter, I was a customer of yours in Hornchurch and Rayleigh, happy Days 73 de Bill M1HZJ

I guess im old school but I hate reading off a computer screen. Give me a book or magazine! !

I guess they couldn’t find a buyer to keep the brand going. Take a look at the Ham Radion Outlet catalog. MFJ produces about 1/3 of the products they carry. That’s gonna leave a big gap to fill unless they are selling off their patents.

Thank you, Peter, for another insightful and thoughtful video, this time about the venerable MFJ enterprises. Martin clearly is a great man in the ham radio world, and you, Peter, rank just as highly.

Yes, I will be 80 tomorrow, mile stone to have survived since being born in London, UK, during WWII coming to America in 1949 on the Queen Mary. My wife and I were back there in 2013. Anyway, being licensed since 1962, I've had many MFJ products, and am sorry 😞 to see MFJ go away too. Also, I was an ARRL member from 1962 to 2017, and saw Jim, W6LG's discussion about the ARRL today. Cheers, 73 de Ray W2CH NH. Also CQ magazine is gone too.😮

The first ham item I bought (which was this year), was an MFJ-557.

I’ve LOVED my Ameritron ALS 600 for over 20 years providing continual great service with zero issues. My best SSB/CW DX was as a direct result of my ALS 600. It’s a sad day for me and a great loss to amateur radio. 73 and God bless you Martin. Steve (K1KTF)

What a great tribute. Thanks for sharing your perspective.

MFJ will be somewhat missed. Buying their products was/is an experience in diagnosis and repair as some of their products went through their quality control and arrived at your door defective. On the whole its sad to see another electronics institution go to the wall. EI6DP

I can remember MFJ from around 38 yrs ago and was surprised to see them still around when the hobby bit me back. Sad to see them go, Magazines to are hard to find, in the UK its Practical Wireless only now - No SW Magazine.

Although I've never personally owned an MFJ product, it's a familiar name that's been there right from my first days of ham radio in the early 1980s. I hope it doesn't disappear on us.

I wonder if the whole business of amateur radio is shrinking ? The number of dealers has shrunk and the number of quality Engineers who can do service and repairs has shrunk massively . Up here in NW around greater Manchester there is nothing .

Hello Peter, what do you think about the "artificial ground" MFJ 931 ? Can you test it and do a video please ? Many thank's Peter, F5JXS Louis

Very sad news, pity they couldn't sell it as a going concern.

Having purchased MFJ products from you over the year's Peter, I am disappointed to hear this news. But thank you for your very interesting presentation concerning the close down. In passing, in addition to my MFJ purchases from W and S, all still in daily use is my FDK Multi U11 which was purchased in late 70's for £249, it was ahead of its time !

Hello Peter, what a wonderful story and thanks for telling it. 73, Jamie VK2YCJ

I wonder what the future of companies MFJ took over like Cushcraft and Hygain etc.

Very well done.

First of all, the story about the in-line Audio Filter is hysterical, and of course it was the FIRST station accessory I ever bought besides the twin knob “Antenna Tuner”. The Audio Filter was put in-line on my Chirp W-16 (Heathkit) and it was like a miracle. I don’t believe for a minute they’re “Going out of Business “, he’s just had enough. Look for 7J6CAT back on the band, but it’s going to be a while because unlike when Japanese come to the US, they don’t have to apply for a license but here in Japan, it’s quite a cash 💴 cow 🐄 for the government: 73

Vey sad for ham radio and it will severely affect those that relied on his massive advertising. I just hope someone will pick up Hy-Gain and Cushcraft and bring those products back to their former glory - they made excellent products but suffered quality control issues somewhat under MFJ stewardship. I bought MFJ products since 1982, but gradually steered away from the Starkville built products - their rebranded Taiwanese and Chinese products were better though. Thanks for your immense contribution to our hobby Martin

It's a shame no one seems to want to take over MFJ. It will leave a HUGE gap in the hobby. And QST is hurting because they now expect us to pay an extra $25 a year for the print magazine on top of yearly dues. So a lot of us have opted for the digital free version instead. Cheers Peter from the N.E. U.S.!

Sad news, who will replace MFJ...?😢

It's sad to see MFJ Enterprises go with all the other brands under the companies belt. Having read all the nice comments from the HAM community, I can now say that I feel proud to at least own a couple of their products which is the MFJ-269 Antenna Analyzer and the MFJ-874 SWR/Power meter that both works great for my needs. All the best to sir Martin and his family and to all the men and women of MFJ Enterprises.

I liked mfj stuff…..it was made of metal and was full of components I understand…….

I cant get to the shop now because of centralization but preferred it in hockley. A place near central london would be better.

Dear Peter I would like to ask question, I bought ACOM 1500 , Do I have to use all power or Can I set it low powers like 800 or whatever ?

If you were one of those students, get yourself a lawyer, you have a claim!

No plans to do the same Peter? 🙂

Such a shame

Just a comment about QST. I understand the need to advertise in printed journals, but, in my opinion, there has been an excessive amount of advertising to the exclusion of what was the main attraction of the journal for me: ideas for homebrewing. Maybe the technology has so changed that homebrewing projects are too complicated, but that seems to have been the unique attraction of QST in the early years. Now there is a journal full of ads with interest articles harder to find.

what what what ..

Sad news about MFJ - for me anyway. Probably not accurate but I think there are more MFJ products out there than there are Hams. Not many could make that claim. Re: ARRL - loss of revenue for them - Couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch. The editorial rant - or at least part of it - is typical of the responses I have received from that bunch. And your comment about the magazine's appeal to older folks struck note with me. (I am just about 80 yo myself.) The appeal for me is long gone. Other than going through the MFJ ads and the SK listings the magazine has little to offer for me. Takes less than five minutes to go from cover to cover. QST is far too difficult to read on a smart phone. Simply converting the mag to a pdf is not going to cut it. Sorry to have my own rant here. Apologies.

Very sad news re MFJ...a great loss....some may not agree...but people like me on a budget will miss the MFJ brand....I do hope somebody can pick up MFJ and run with it. Yes the printed matter and Rad Com.....to the less technical like I....RAD COM was boring.....sorry purists but I feel excluded....by the likes of RAD COM.....in the early days I used to read it...well what I could....but gave up on it....the RSGB as well to an extent....great shame. I am good with a soldering iron....love constructing my own antennas but that about as tech as I get. I am a 2E0....and will stay a 2E0 due the full licence being a step to far for a 71 year old. Had year of use from my MFJ products.....I would have loved a Palstar tuner/matcher.....but way way out of my league price wise. So thankyou Martin K5FLU for all the MFJ Products your company built for us guys....long may my MFJ-941 tuner/matcher live....I say matcher for the purists.

Nothing lasts for ever.

Bit of a shock when a business closes albeit the manufacturing side…I’m going to have to find my want… MFJ Analyser… quickly, I don’t want some knock off copy from the orient. I bid Martin best wishes and thanks Peter for your agency of MFJ. Nice tribute. My radio room is 99% built… just needs power and setting up the radio… hmm I’ll have to wait until the missis goes out as she would go ballistic when I start climbing up to the guttering. 🫣 😳🤨😕 😵‍💫 Best wishes to everyone 73. 💙