Re: Topband: Looking for a 2n5109

2020-10-22 Thread ok1cf
: Looking for a 2n5109 On 10/22/2020 9:22 AM, Edward stallman wrote: > I remember about a year ago a discussion not to buy the 2n5109 > transistors from E-Bay sellers . Some searching shows the 2n5109 has > been discontinued for many years . So is anyone that's been saving one > fo

Re: Topband: Looking for a 2n5109

2020-10-22 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 10/22/2020 9:22 AM, Edward stallman wrote: I remember about a year ago a discussion not to buy the 2n5109 transistors from E-Bay sellers . Some searching shows the 2n5109 has been discontinued for many years . So is anyone that's been saving one for many years willing to part with it ? I'm

Re: Topband: Looking for a 2n5109

2020-10-22 Thread Paul Dulaff
Elliott Supply has the 2N5109 in stock: https://www.elliottelectronicsupply.com/transistor-94165.html Paul - W2NMI - Original Message - From: Edward stallman To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:22:34 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Topband: Looking for a 2n5109 I remember about

Re: Topband: Looking for a 2n5109

2020-10-22 Thread VE6WZ_Steve
Great idea solder leads to the SMD Larry! steve > On Oct 22, 2020, at 11:08 AM, Larry wrote: > > FYI, since the genuine 2N5109 is so difficult to source (and the 2N3866), you > might want to look at using a DCP68. This is a surface mount device that will > electrically replace the 2N5109 in

Re: Topband: Looking for a 2n5109

2020-10-22 Thread Edward stallman
-Original Message- From: Topband On Behalf Of Edward stallman Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2020 9:23 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Looking for a 2n5109 I remember about a year ago a discussion not to buy the 2n5109 transistors from E-Bay sellers . Some searching shows

Re: Topband: Looking for a 2n5109

2020-10-22 Thread Larry
FYI, since the genuine 2N5109 is so difficult to source (and the 2N3866), you might want to look at using a DCP68. This is a surface mount device that will electrically replace the 2N5109 in the W7IUV preamp provided you don't need to operate it at frequencies higher than 3 Mhz. I have

Re: Topband: Looking for a 2n5109

2020-10-22 Thread Lee STRAHAN
:23 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Looking for a 2n5109 I remember about a year ago a discussion not to buy the 2n5109 transistors from E-Bay sellers . Some searching shows the 2n5109 has been discontinued for many years . So is anyone that's been saving one for many years willing

Topband: Looking for a 2n5109

2020-10-22 Thread Edward stallman
I remember about a year ago a discussion not to buy the 2n5109 transistors from E-Bay sellers . Some searching shows the 2n5109 has been discontinued for many years . So is anyone that's been saving one for many years willing to part with it ? I'm using it in a W7IUV pre-amp . Thanks Ed N5DG