[Amps] Astron Power Supply replies

[Mike Waters]

I fully agree. I've read many horror stories about hams who installed cheap
eBay Asian RF power transistors in their rigs, severely damaging it upon
power-up.

2N5686s are 12 bucks at Newark. 2N3771s are 4 bucks at Mouser.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Jim W7RY <w7ry at centurytel.net> wrote:

> And if your looking for 2N5686 transistors, don’t buy them on EBay!!! Buy
> them from a reputable distributor like Mouser, Digi-Key, Allied or Newark.
>
> MOST if not all "NOS" transistors on EBay from China are counterfeit
> (crafty relabeling of who knows what, especially expensive RF transistors,
>