[bars] MFJ CLOSING from PAUL K1YUB

[Bill Poulin]

Hello.

I have known Martin Jue for many years and always renew my friendship while
attending HAMVENTION.

I sadly note MFJ will not be at HAMVENTION 2024. 😢

In 2019, I flew to Memphis and traveled to Starkville, MS with Tom Medlin,
W5KUB, for MFJ's 45th Anniversary.  We toured and videoed the whole of MFJ
and the other combined companies under MFJ.

I was very interested in the manufacturing process there.  The fabrication
of the components and the product cabinets in the sheet metal shop.

On Sunday, MFJ threw a "Picnic In The Park" which was well attended and we
all got fed up.
🤣

Sorry to see the manufacturing end close, however, there us still stock to
be sold.

73,

Bill Poulin, WZ1L

On Fri, May 10, 2024, 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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