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BC857C

Si PNP BJT SOT-23 SMD.1 circuit uses this part. Listed as: Transistor BC857C.

Substitutes Si PNP transistor

Matched on material, polarity and the limits below from the transistor parameter database. Pinouts and packages are not in that data: check the datasheet before you drop one in, and expect gain to change the sound.

This part

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BC857C	520	45 V	100 mA	0.2 W	300 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
BC307C	500	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	130 MHz	2
BC560C	420	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	11
BC557C	450	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	75 MHz	13
2N4250	250	40 V	100 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz	1
BC307B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	130 MHz	6
BC560B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	4
2SA493	200	40 V	50 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz	3
2SA1048GR	200	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	2

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BC860C	520	45 V	100 mA	0.2 W	300 MHz
2SA1341	500	50 V	100 mA	0.4 W	200 MHz
2SA1299	600	50 V	200 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz
2SA1508	450	50 V	100 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz
2SA847A	500	120 V	50 mA	0.2 W	150 MHz
2SA851	500	50 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz
2SA852	500	35 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz
2SA853	500	35 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Vesuvius Preamp BC847C · BC857C · IPA60R180P7S · LND150N3-G 1590BB2	—	Preamp / Amp-in-a-box	HotKits	1590BB2	6	$16.00	61