Employer MFJ Enterprises Title President | Call-sign K5FLU Organization founded MFJ Enterprises | |
Citizenship United States of America Occupation Entrepreneur
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amateur radio enthusiast Residence Starkville, Mississippi, United States Alma maters Mississippi State University, Georgia Institute of Technology | ||
An evening with martin f jue personal history
Martin F. Jue is an American business personality, inventor and founder of several companies, including MFJ Enterprises, Hy-Gain, Cushcraft, Ameritron, Vectronics and others, all of which manufacture products for the amateur radio industry. He holds numerous patents on specialized technology, especially in the area of T network field tuners.
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Career
After graduating from MSU in 1966 and GIT in 1971, Jue worked for a year at Magnavox. In October, 1972, Jue began manufacturing a CW filter kit in a room of the now-defunct Stark Hotel in Starkville, Mississippi. Over the next forty years, MFJ would grow to become the largest manufacturer of amateur radio products in the world, garner numerous honors and a fanatic following of amateur radio enthusiasts, who have compared his contributions to the field to be equivalent to those of Nicola Tesla.
In 2012, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) awarded Jue the ARRL Special Achievement Award, honoring him for innovation in the field of amateur radio. Jue also serves on the board of On2Locate and Magnolia Intertie Inc.
Jue is a 1966 graduate of Mississippi State University's Bagley College of Engineering, which in 2014 honored him as a Distinguished Fellow. He lives in Starkville with his wife Betty Quong Jue, where he is a member of the Starkville Rotary Club, board president of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Golden Triangle, and board member of the Mississippi Children’s Museum. He has been inducted into the CQ Hall of Fame (2001) and the QRP (2009) Hall of Fame. In 2011 he was awarded the Ham Radio Outlet Certificate Of Honor.