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Old 18th Jun 2017, 5:40 pm   #82
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Default Re: Magnetic Loop Receiving Aerial (Gary Tempest)

I'm just a little bit fascinated that classic devices whose primary makers were in the US and stopped making them many years ago are still available in quantities, mostly from China.

If they are real devices, who is actually making them and why? I thought the large turnover markets died off some time ago.

All those 2N3866 came from a lifebuy bought nearly 2 decades ago. If a major manufacturer could find no continuing and acceptable source and they would have tried hard before blowing 100s of kilobucks on a big buy, then what is going on now?

The parts you bought may be perfectly fine, but they do raise some questions.

David
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