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AF4KK
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 9, 2009 06:11
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Mine works just fine!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This is a cool, little gadget. I bought mine soon after MFJ put them out and it's worked very well since. It's a neat gizmo that can help guage propagation behavior. Very creative!!
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W2NSF
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 4, 2008 15:17
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Three Year Follow Up
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I must have gotten a rare one. It just works. Didn't always sync automatically until I installed an external wire antenna. Now, no more problems. I use it every day. Couldn't DX without it. If you have trouble synching the clock with WWV, try putting on an outside wall, facing Colorado. If this still doesn't work, hook up an external antenna.
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NNN0YFA
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Rating: 2/5
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Jul 3, 2008 08:46
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I NEVER HAVE RECIEVED AN ANSWER
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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ALL IT DOES IS GO NUMERICALL REVERCED ORDER AND LEDS LITE UP IT DOES NOTHING ELSE EVEN WITH THE GREEN LED SYNCED ON STEADY GLOW IT DOES NOT MONITOR ANYTHING
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W6LOL
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Rating: 2/5
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Mar 28, 2008 19:23
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Good idea, but poor product...
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I bought one of these, and it worked reasonably well for about a year. I did find it useful. Then it just quit. I called MFJ, and they told me the replacement parts would cost about the same as a new replacement. There was no offer of warranty consideration. So I said goodbye to this piece of Mighty Fine J... (you know the rest).
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CONSERVOZILLA
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Rating: 2/5
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Dec 29, 2007 16:26
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WHAT DOES IT DO
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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JUST WHAT IS IT SUPPOSE TO DO WHEN IT FINALLY SYNCS THE RED DIODES JUST DO THE SAME SEQUENCE JUMPING AROUND IN NUMERICAL ORDER NOTHING STABLEIZES TOOK 2 WEEKS TO SYNC ONE TIMEBUT STILL WHAT IS IT FOR I CAN SEE NOTHING IF I WANT TO SEE RED BLINKING LIGHTS I'LL GO DRIVE DRUNK INTO A POLICE CAR I REALLY SE NO USE FOR THIS ONE I LIKE MFJ STUFF I DON'T CARE WHAT EVERYONE SAYSI COULD BE AN EBAY REP
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N7BNT
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Rating: 0/5
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Sep 26, 2002 13:18
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Disappointing, for sure.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I think this product is a neat idea, so I bought one at the local HRO.
It never sync'd to WWV after being left on for a couple days. I have an "atomic clock" which sync's just fine, so I don't think it's my location...
I called MFJ and got an RMA to return it to them. I was told it would be replaced because it was brand new.
SIX WEEKS LATER I had not heard from them, so I called again, and was told that my new replacement unit was enroute.
A couple days later, it arrived. The enclosed paperwork indicated it had been "repaired" (despite being told it would be replaced in two different telephone calls).
And it still will not sync with WWV.
Am I disappointed? Very. Poor product and poor and misleading service.
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KE6PID
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 21, 2002 21:15
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Neat Gizmo for your shack
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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The MFJ-890 beacon monitor is a very interesting clock indeed. The way it works is to show you what beacon is on at what time. It contains a WWVB receiver (60 Khz) that keeps it in sync to the actual time. To use it simply turn the selector switch to the beacon frequency you are interested in (20,17,15,12 and 10 meters) and tune your receiver to the same frequency and listen to your receiver to see what beacons can be heard.
In use it seems to work well. It locks up most of the time to WWVB, if it can’t hear the WWVB signal you can manually sync it by pressing a button while watching an accurate clock or listening to WWV.
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