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KB3BTO
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Rating: 0/5
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Oct 25, 2009 07:31
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EXTREMELY POOR PRODUCT
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I am in full agreement with all that has been posted here. I just wish that I had read the posts prior to my purchase. When will I learn?
After approximately 6 weeks of accurate time display, I awoke today to find that year is 2058, the month is April, the day is Thursday, and the UTC is off by 7 hours. The only display that was correct was the temperature. Swell.
This product is low-grade junk, nothing more.
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KE1IN
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Rating: 0/5
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Mar 4, 2009 16:55
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Poor Performer
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Bought this clock last fall directly from MFJ. Performed flawlessly for just six weeks. Then it began having trouble syncing to the WWVB signal and setting garbage for date and time. Sent it back for replacement under their 12 month "No Matter What" warranty. New unit performed flawlessly for just six weeks. Again, begain having trouble syncing to WWVB and setting garbage for date and time. This time I returned it for refund under the "No Matter What" warranty. I will praise MFJ for honoring their warranty terms. Their mistake was in putting their good name on a worthless piece of electronic junk.
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WALTERB
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Rating: 2/5
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Sep 21, 2008 18:34
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Can't read it at an angle.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I got this clock a month ago because of the price (under $30) and because it allowed me to set it to Universal Time and not just for North America. It did automatically set itself to the correct time, but not immediately. It has one Major problem, in that it can only be viewed directly in front of the clock. I mounted it on the wall and from my chair I can not read the LCD display. 9:48:02 from my chair looks like 88:88:88. Once you move 15 degrees or more away from dead center, you can’t read the display. It’s hung right next to my $20 Radio shack atomic LCD clock and I can read it perfectly. Unfortunately the Radio shack model doesn’t allow setting to Universal / GMT, otherwise I would have bought two of those. It also maybe a bit of a battery pig, but I’ll need to keep it longer before I’m willing to confirm it.
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AE6OU
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Rating: 0/5
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Jul 4, 2008 14:57
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Buy a LaCrosse!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Forget the MFJ junk. Bought the LaCrosse (www.lacrossetechnology.com/) WS8117U-IT-OAK and it worked great out of the box. Does UTC and 24 hour time the right way (8pm displayed as 20:00 unlike some other models). Date is displayed as D/M and you have to trade off the year for the seconds display. Comes with external temperature transmitter. Got mine from www.ambientweather.com for $24.95 plus $8.08 s/h.
Got it to replace the MFJ 130RC which continuously would lose correct time even though the antenna symbol showed the clock was receiving WWVB. The date would jump randomly also. It always beeped at 4 minutes after the hour! It's heading to the recycle bin. And the LaCrosse time digits are 2.25" high the same as the MFJ.
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WA6EKP
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Rating: 0/5
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May 4, 2008 12:45
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Dead OOTB!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Bought one of these from HRO in Burbank, CA. When I got it home and installed the batteries, it was dead. No LCD display, nothing. Took it back for a refund.
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KC2RYZ
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 26, 2007 06:41
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Works fine if set properly
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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OK, guys, the reason you can't get it to work right is that the instructions for setting the UTC offset are wrong. The chart is inverted. The offset for P-T should be 8, for M-T is 7, for C-T is 6, and for E-T is 5. I learned from Brian at MFJ customer service that they are aware of the problem in the instructions but have not corrected it (Gee, thanks, MFJ!). Once I put in the correct offset, it set itself properly and is working fine - so far. If you are in the US, when setting the offset, be careful not to set it to a negative number. I made that mistake also.
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KD6IQS
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Rating: 0/5
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Jun 16, 2007 21:33
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a bad time with this clock
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This clock is crap!!! In spite of MFJ's instructions on how to set
this clock for UTC, it didn't keep that time. I'd set it for UTC and
every evening the stupid clock would reset itself for another time.
I would absolutely NOT recommend this clock. Its a ridiculous
waste of effort and materials.
I'll probably send it back to MFJ for a refund.
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K8RBW
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Rating: 1/5
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Apr 7, 2007 23:16
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A FOOL AND THEIR MONEY SOON PART
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought two of these duds. Talk about being retarded!! One was for my place in
Chicago and the other was for my place in Wisconsin. Neither picked up the WWVB signal so I decided to swallow my pride and set them manually. I set them to UTC, but both did a terrible job of keeping time. When I got around to changing the batteries they just kind of stuck on 12:00 AM Friday and could no longer be set. So now they can't even be used manually. If you want a clock that works go to Walmart---NOT MFJ! I am giving them a 1 because they did keep time manually for a year and provide me with the inside temperature. Why sell something that obviously doesn't work? I lived in China and Taiwan for a number of years. When defective items were produced, the firms that commissioned them forced the manufacturers to eat the loss, thereby providing them with incentive to correct the problem. Try over a million dollars in defective shoes! MFJ has chosen to pass along defective merchandise to their customers and let them eat the loss. That sure is nice of them! Walmart, Costco and Sam's wouldn't do that.
de Dick, K8RBW
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N4PMG
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Rating: 0/5
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Dec 24, 2006 10:24
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IT'S A BAD JOKE!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I purchased this very impressive looking clock a short time back! I broke one of my rules by not checking the eham product reviews before ordering it!
This clock is a beautiful and very impressive addition to any shack, "IF IT WOULD JUST WORK"!
After trying many different locations inside my shack to get it to lock on to the needed signal I took it outside? On the "Third Attempt" it finally found the signal an locked it in! This would be great if I needed an outside clock! I'm returning it to my local dealer!!!
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VE2JKA
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Rating: 1/5
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Oct 20, 2006 09:33
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Terrible
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Have if for a few years now and it synchronized maybe once or twice of course I am in the north (Montreal Qc) never the less I do have a few more Atomic clocks and they sync fine..ohh well at least it shows the indoor temperature.. LOL! I wouldn't buy this clock, go with another.. JMHO
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