I'm looking for some 1SS86 diodes to build some lectenna's. I'm told the Hitachi's are the best but are no longer in production.
There seems to be a few sellers of these on the 'ol AliExpress, but I have only slightly more faith in getting genuine articles from AE than I do from Wish.
Does anyone have experience buying these from AliExpress, or have a trustworthy source for these?
I'd be open to other Schottky diodes as well, but from what I understand these are the most sensitive.
Mouser or Digikey, LCSC for direct from China, you'll probably find through hole selection limited. 1N5711 might work.
Assume cheap eBay/Amazon/Ali small signal diodes are all 1N4148.
If you want sensitivity a high efficiency LED is probably equally important.