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Fly with expired transponder to get it certified

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Built2Fly

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Location
San Diego, California, USA
My transponder expired a month ago. There is no shop at where my aircraft is currently kept, so I need to fly to an airport 20 minutes away to a shop. What procedure should I follow?
  1. Call ATC when airborne to request a deviation? Or do I need to file some application with FAA/FSDO beforehand?
  2. Which ATC to call? I am at a private uncontrolled airfield now, but I am under Mode C veil. The airport I am flying into is Class D and has an ATC. Shall I call them?
  3. Shall I keep the transponder on during the flight? Or shall I keep it off? For that matter, if I simply flew the short flight with it on and said nothing, how would anyone find out that it is expired?
Can't find much info about through online searches, and have to ask for help here. Thanks a lot.
 
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