MFJ Enterprises
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MFJ Enterprises, founded in 1972, is a manufacturer of a broad range of products for the Amateur radio
industry. They specialize in station accessories such as antenna tuner
s and antenna switching equipment.
Representative products have been described in QST Magazine
and CQ Amateur Radio
.
The initials "MFJ" in the company name are those of the founder, Martin F. Jue (ham radio callsign K5FLU).
companies:
Amateur radio
Amateur radio is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication...
industry. They specialize in station accessories such as antenna tuner
Antenna tuner
An antenna tuner, transmatch or antenna tuning unit is a device connected between a radio transmitter or receiver and its antenna to improve the efficiency of the power transfer between them by matching the impedance of the equipment to the antenna...
s and antenna switching equipment.
Representative products have been described in QST Magazine
QST
QST is a magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts, published by the American Radio Relay League . It is a membership journal that is included in membership with the ARRL. The publisher claims that circulation of QST in the United States is higher than all amateur radio-related publications in the...
and CQ Amateur Radio
CQ Amateur Radio
CQ Amateur Radio is a magazine for amateur radio enthusiasts. The magazine has a worldwide readership base for its English language edition. A Spanish language edition is published in Spain with some translations of articles from the English language edition and some original European content...
.
The initials "MFJ" in the company name are those of the founder, Martin F. Jue (ham radio callsign K5FLU).
Subsidiaries
MFJ owns five subsidiarySubsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
companies:
- Ameritron
- Hy-GainHy-GainHy-Gain is a manufacturer of antenna and antenna related products for the Amateur radio industry. Their best known products are a line of Yagi antennas and antenna rotators. Hy-Gain, formerly owned by Telex Communications, was sold to MFJ Enterprises in 1999....
- Mirage
- Vectronics
- Cushcraft