MFJ—A Little Bit of Everything

CQ CLASSIC: Looking Back—A Tour of MFJ

A little over 20 years ago, CQ Publisher K2MGA, Editor W2VU and then-Advertising Manager WA2OJK visited the headquarters of MFJ Enterprises in Starkville, Mississippi and got a guided tour of the plant by founder and owner Martin F. Jue, K5FLU. Since MFJ is celebrating its 50 anniversary this month, we thought it would be fun to reprise our article about the tour, from the March 2001 issue, even though we’re certain there have been changes since we were there in late 2000.

This is the second in a planned series of CQ photo-tours of amateur radio manufacturing facilities around the world. Digital Editor Steve Stroh, N8GNJ, got us started in the January issue with his visit to PacComm. Most of us don’t get the chance to see firsthand where and how our radios and accessories are built, so we