<html><body><div dir="ltr">FYI, Belfast, Maine today. I don’t think the store is actually there.</div><div dir="ltr"><img id="id-BB613E4F-97E6-497B-9ADA-D1DD133E8F80" src="cid:BB613E4F-97E6-497B-9ADA-D1DD133E8F80" alt="Image.jpeg" style="max-width: 100%;"><br></div><div id="ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature">Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outlook for iOS</a></div><div> </div><hr style="display: inline-block; width: 98%;"><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>From:</b> bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> on behalf of Richard Heckbert via bars <bars@w1hh.org><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 23, 2025 3:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> Juan Jiménez <k1cpr@bd5.com>; w1hh <bars@w1hh.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bars] C1971/1972 transistors</span><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </div></div><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Juan,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Just run down to your nearest Radio Shack, er, You-Do-It Electronics, er A1 Electronics - Dang!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">All I’m seeing are ones on Amazon that are Chinese in origin. Some even have the nerve to put a Mitsubishi logo on them but then say Chinese generic.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">All the big names don’t seem to have them</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Newark, Mouser, Jameco, DigiKey</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I did find C1971’s at LCSC Electronics under PN 2SC1971</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://www.lcsc.com/products/Bipolar-BJT_326.html?globalKeyword=C1971%2520&s_z=n_C1971%2520" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">https://www.lcsc.com/products/Bipolar-BJT_326.html?globalKeyword=C1971%2520&s_z=n_C1971%2520</a></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The above are my goto’s when I need components</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sorry,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Rick</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">W1OLU</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><div style="padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentcolor currentcolor;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;"><b>From:
</b>bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> on behalf of Juan Jiménez via bars <bars@w1hh.org><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Juan Jiménez <k1cpr@bd5.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>w1hh <bars@w1hh.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [bars] C1971/1972 transistors</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Folks, I didn't think I would have to explain it, but after 50 years in IT and electronics I know all about the standard sources. None of them have what I need, except for desperate Chinese suppliers known to ship counterfeit parts, in
some cases with twisted leads.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">So, to clarify, I am looking for <b>reliable alternate</b> sources.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">73,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">K1CPR</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Juan</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 11:48<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span>AM Richard T <<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:radiohamateur@gmail.com" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">radiohamateur@gmail.com</a></u></span>> wrote:</p><blockquote style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204, 204, 204);"><p class="WordSection1">Try the big three</p><p class="WordSection1">Gigafarts<br>
Digikey<br>
Mouser</p><p class="WordSection1">Then Amazon and horrors, lastly eBay</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">RichieT<br>
W1RJT</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On Sun, Mar 23, 2025, 11:11<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span>AM Juan Jiménez via bars <<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" style="color: blue; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">bars@w1hh.org</a></u></span>> wrote:</p><blockquote style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4.8pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204, 204, 204);"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Does anyone know where I can get a good deal on a pair of C1971 and C1972 RF transistors?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">73,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">K1CPR</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Juan</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">_______________________________________________<br>
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