"Brian" wrote in message
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it though. If it doesn't work, a handful of PN2222's can be had for less
than a couple of bucks.

BG Micro has the metal ones, that you tend to use in the final, for a
quarter, the plastic ones you use for anything else for 6 cents. They have
surface mount MMBT2222A's for 4 cents.

2N2222's are handy little transistors that show up everywhere, and any time
you need any old NPN, a 2N2222 will generally do, so it never hurts to have
a few hundred in the parts drawer. And at $6/100, it doesn't hurt the
wallet all that bad, either.

Of course, BG shipping to merrie auld England probably isn't all that
pretty, but Farnell or some other local supplier must have something
comparable. I'm sure there must be a BC equivalent ... I bet if you found
the cheapest NPN it would be the same thing. You might shoot off a note to
George or Ian, or perhaps take a peek at the G-QRP's Circuit Handbook. They
seem to love the daylights out of the BC108, so I bet it is comparable
(although I don't have any data on that to compare).

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