[bars] MFJ CLOSING from PAUL K1YUB

[Juan Jiménez]

I suspect there are buyers, but none he wants to sell to. Perhaps he
doesn't want his name/initials to be associated with garbage manufactured
in some far away country? (Or is that already the case?)

On Fri, May 10, 2024, 19:23 Christopher Wood <
christopher.wood at firelinkllc.com> wrote:

> I read a story, I think in Hackaday. He has been very committed to Ham:
> buying and committing to many companies and their customers as their owners
> sought to get out of the business - that's why there are so many names
> under the MFJ umbrella. Now, it was his turn to retire. He has shopped the
> company around for a while, but there were no buyers. He finally decided
> closing the business was his only exit path.
>
> It does seem sad and I own many MFJ products.
>
> On May 10, 2024 6:58 PM, Juan Jiménez <k1cpr at bd5.com> wrote:
> I am surprised he has chosen to close the company rather than find a buyer
> or turn over the reins to an employee-owner group. They certainly have a
> loyal following and very positive brand-name recognition worldwide.
>
> I wonder what the backstory looks like.
>
> 73,
> K1CPR
> Juan
>
>
> On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 6:42 PM Paul Graveline <paulk1yub at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Jue expressed gratitude to the many longtime employees of MFJ, some of
>> whom have been with the company for 40 years. He also thanked MFJ dealers
>> and radio amateurs for their patronage over the decades.
>>
>> He also sent a special message to ARRL Members, and loyal *QST* readers:
>>
>> *"I give my deepest heartfelt thank you to my fellow hams all over the
>> world and especially to ARRL members and QST readers.  In my youth, I was
>> given a second-hand set of 1958 QSTs.  I read them over and over until I
>> practically memorized every word.  This gave seed to MFJ.*
>>
>> *MFJ became a worldwide ham radio leader only because of you.  As I
>> turned 80, I cannot thank you all enough for 52 wonderful ham radio years.
>> Thank you, 73s . . . Martin F. Jue, k5flu"*
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