MFJ Enterprises Original MFJ-260C Dummy Load, 300 Watt, 0-650 MHz, Dry

Works very well... There was nothing to dislike about it...Does exactly what it supposed to...

Got it for my barefoot 7300. Itll be awhile before I can add an amp to my station, so this is fine for me for now. Radio saw 50 ohms, and I was able to play around and tweak my audio settings before putting my radio on the air. It did its job; I am happy with it.

So far its been great

Super

It’s a dummy load, it works as it should.

Compact. Competent. Reasonably priced.

Good product at an affordable price. It does what I need for now. Might need something more robust down the line but for my current needs this does a fine job of protecting my transceiver as long as I dont exceed its capacity. Read the documentation online before purchasing.

Works great

great package and concept but measured 42 ohm not 50. I tested several other I have all are 50+- 1 ohm but 42 is a large departure.

Dummy loads and antenna analyzer are the two tools youll go to everytime your radio gives you hiccups. The dummy load simulates a perfect antenna that can be used a reference point. I was originally going to give this a zero star review because it arrived to me open circuit. Inside a dummy load is a resistor. A non-inductive, pulse withstanding resistor, typically of this price level its a carbon composition or a carbon pile with horrific temper coefficients, but still. a 50 ohm 10% resistor. Mine was an open circuit, which I detected from my analyzer... thank god I didnt put it directly to my radio. The case was aluminum but the mating surfaces wouldnt conduct. I disassembled both resistor mounting brackets, after checking continuity and getting nothing. rubbed everything shiny with 0000 steel wool. reassembled, perfect. However the 259 bulkhead cant see it. I had to take the bulkhead off, polish the metal surface, reinstall/solder the bulkhead, and now R = 53. I essentially had to rebuild it from a full disassembly. Whoever put that hand written green QC sticker on it never tested. you know what they say, MJF = mighty fine junk Always test your equipment before using them to test something more expensive. cheers. KN4GEI