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ORAWA01 · 7th Sep 2019, 2:23 pm

I had an MFJ atu a few year ago, and it worked OK, but when you open the case and have a peek inside, you always feel the quality of the parts are a bit low grade stuff.

This 260B is from long time ago, and made with bare lowest grad parts, it feels.

I am wondering if I should return it for full refund for out of spec = 60 ohms is a bit too far off from the nominal spec on the paper for the product = 50 ohms.

And maybe have to go for a brand new one even at double the price. I think newer model 260C covers higher frequency albeit same power handing at 300W peak, and could be bought for about £50 brand new.

7th Sep 2019, 2:23 pm	#12
ORAWA01 Hexode Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Stirlingshire, UK. Posts: 407	Re: MFJ Dummyload faulty? I had an MFJ atu a few year ago, and it worked OK, but when you open the case and have a peek inside, you always feel the quality of the parts are a bit low grade stuff. This 260B is from long time ago, and made with bare lowest grad parts, it feels. I am wondering if I should return it for full refund for out of spec = 60 ohms is a bit too far off from the nominal spec on the paper for the product = 50 ohms. And maybe have to go for a brand new one even at double the price. I think newer model 260C covers higher frequency albeit same power handing at 300W peak, and could be bought for about £50 brand new. Last edited by ORAWA01; 7th Sep 2019 at 2:33 pm.