On Dec 23, 2013, at 4:30 PM, Oren Leavitt wrote: > On 12/23/2013 3:00 PM, KA4HJH wrote: >> >> Try raising the temperature. I hear that increase the noise level. > > Maybe that transistor is an "introvert" and not very noisy. Could be one of those MYOOT transistors. Terry Bowman, KA4HJH "The Mac Doctor"