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BF179

IPRS Băneasa

Year
Unknown
Category
Components
Type
Transistors
Documentation score
1/5
Last edited
06 OCT 2026

Specifications

Material
Si
Polarity
NPN
Max. power dissipation (Pc, Ptot, Pd)
1.4 W
Max. collector–emitter voltage, base resistor |Vcer|
160–250 V (see Variants)
Max. emitter–base voltage |Veb|
5 V
Max. collector current |Ic|
0.05 A
Max. junction temperature (Tj)
175 °C
Transition frequency (ft)
120 MHz
Feedback capacitance (C12e, Cre)
1.8 pF
DC current gain (hFE)
20
Package
TO-5 / TO-39
Application
high frequency, medium power

Sources: [1]

Variants (3)

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BF179A160
BF179B220
BF179C250

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Description

The BF179 is a series of high-frequency, medium-power silicon NPN transistors listed in the Agenda radioelectronistului (2nd edition, 1989) among the bipolar transistors made in Romania by IPRS Băneasa, in a TO-5 / TO-39 package [1]. Its codes (BF179A, BF179B and BF179C) are in the Variants table.

Coded as (Pro Electron system) [2]:

Part Meaning
B base material with an activation energy of 1.0–1.3 eV, e.g. silicon (1.1 eV)
F high-frequency, low-power transistor
179 serial number: three digits (100–999), for components for general use
A, B, C letter with no coded meaning, marking a constructional variant

hFE (h21E) measured at IC = 15 mA [1].

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References

  1. [1]N. Drăgulănescu – „Agenda radioelectronistului”, 2nd edition, Editura Tehnică, 1989, section 28.2.14 „Tranzistoare cu siliciu, NPN, de înaltă frecvență, medie putere”, p. 536
  2. [2]N. Drăgulănescu – „Agenda radioelectronistului”, 2nd edition, Editura Tehnică, 1989, section 26.2 „Sistemul european PRO ELECTRON”, pp. 479–480