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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Juan,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Just run down to your nearest Radio Shack, er, You-Do-It Electronics, er A1 Electronics - Dang!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">All the big names don’t seem to have them<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Newark, Mouser, Jameco, DigiKey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I did find C1971’s at LCSC Electronics under PN 2SC1971<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.lcsc.com/products/Bipolar-BJT_326.html?globalKeyword=C1971%2520&s_z=n_C1971%2520">https://www.lcsc.com/products/Bipolar-BJT_326.html?globalKeyword=C1971%2520&s_z=n_C1971%2520</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The above are my goto’s when I need components<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sorry,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">W1OLU<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So, to clarify, I am looking for <b>reliable alternate</b> sources.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">73,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Juan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 11:48<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM Richard T <<a href="mailto:radiohamateur@gmail.com">radiohamateur@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Try the big three<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Gigafarts<br>
Digikey<br>
Mouser<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Then Amazon and horrors, lastly eBay<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">RichieT<br>
W1RJT<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Mar 23, 2025, 11:11<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM Juan Jiménez via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone know where I can get a good deal on a pair of C1971 and C1972 RF transistors?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Juan<o:p></o:p></p>
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