>I just received a mailshot from A microchip distributor here in the UK.
They are
>offering the ICD for 66 UK pounds, including an F873 while stocks last.

Which distributor is that?

Also which is your most favoured distributor for supplying your PIC chips
16F873/4/6/7 in the UK. RS seem to be hopeless, their price list has a whole
lot of F876-04 and F877-04 listed as 20MHz clock - maybe they check them for
overclocking and that is why the price is so high!

I am looking for small quantities/personal use, not production quantities.

Regards

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