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I wasn't familiar with that the acronym, but it definitely fits. I do think there is a small chance that if the meter where be to calibrated according to factory specs (but then again) It might actually work. I send my equipment to a tech who can perform the calibration. The issue I'm having with that is do I really want to spend another penny on this Mother Fxxking Junk?
Between the shipping cost and the calibration work itself I'm assuming it's going to cost me about $60? I also don't know if the calibration is actually going to correct the problems that this meter suffer from. I've read Several eham reviews on the 828 (unfortunately after the purchase), and a few of the reviewers had the exact same issue mine did. After getting it back from MFJ (warranty repair) it worked as it did before I sent it to them. The cross needles jump all over the place, but do eventually settle down. Which doesn't matter because the readings are off anyway. The digital side of the meter is off on all readings swr/output/reflected power. There is one thing that actually works. The frequency counter, but does me no good without the important readings. I purchased an Autek WM 1. I own now two of them and wish I would have known about them before I purchased the 828. For my needs the Autek is excellent. I probably could have purchased four wm1 meters for the price of a single 828 and would have been happy to do exactly that. 73

<blockquote data-quote="Sonar" data-source="post: 575565" data-attributes="member: 47153">I wasn&#039;t familiar with that the acronym, but it definitely fits. I do think there is a small chance that if the meter where be to calibrated according to factory specs (but then again) It might actually work. I send my equipment to a tech who can perform the calibration. The issue I&#039;m having with that is do I really want to spend another penny on this Mother Fxxking Junk?Between the shipping cost and the calibration work itself I&#039;m assuming it&#039;s going to cost me about $60? I also don&#039;t know if the calibration is actually going to correct the problems that this meter suffer from. I&#039;ve read Several eham reviews on the 828 (unfortunately after the purchase), and a few of the reviewers had the exact same issue mine did. After getting it back from MFJ (warranty repair) it worked as it did before I sent it to them. The cross needles jump all over the place, but do eventually settle down. Which doesn&#039;t matter because the readings are off anyway. The digital side of the meter is off on all readings swr/output/reflected power. There is one thing that actually works. The frequency counter, but does me no good without the important readings. I purchased an Autek WM 1. I own now two of them and wish I would have known about them before I&nbsp; purchased the 828. For my needs the Autek is excellent. I probably could have purchased four wm1 meters for the price of a single 828 and would have been happy to do exactly that. 73</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sonar, post: 575565, member: 47153"] I wasn't familiar with that the acronym, but it definitely fits. I do think there is a small chance that if the meter where be to calibrated according to factory specs (but then again) It might actually work. I send my equipment to a tech who can perform the calibration. The issue I'm having with that is do I really want to spend another penny on this Mother Fxxking Junk? Between the shipping cost and the calibration work itself I'm assuming it's going to cost me about $60? I also don't know if the calibration is actually going to correct the problems that this meter suffer from. I've read Several eham reviews on the 828 (unfortunately after the purchase), and a few of the reviewers had the exact same issue mine did. After getting it back from MFJ (warranty repair) it worked as it did before I sent it to them. The cross needles jump all over the place, but do eventually settle down. Which doesn't matter because the readings are off anyway. The digital side of the meter is off on all readings swr/output/reflected power. There is one thing that actually works. The frequency counter, but does me no good without the important readings. I purchased an Autek WM 1. I own now two of them and wish I would have known about them before I purchased the 828. For my needs the Autek is excellent. I probably could have purchased four wm1 meters for the price of a single 828 and would have been happy to do exactly that. 73 [/QUOTE]

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