21 Nov
2025
21 Nov
'25
1:46 a.m.
It is literally for this reason that I have a USMAIL address - I
simply tell the seller that I am in the USA, and provide them with my
USMAIL address - the seller merrily sends it there, and they repackage it
and ship it to me here in Australia.
There are a surprisingly large number of Americans who can't get their head
around international shipping - and this works a treat.
Yes, it costs $$$$, but when provided with the choice of not having the
item vs having an item, especially when there is a level of rarity, I will
pay for that anyday.
There is one failure mode... if the item even looks like it might be on an
ITAR list, then it gets sent back to the sender. I brought a very
interesting antenna once - the xxx-yyy-01 variant with a TNC connector was
in the ITAR list, while the xxx-yyy-02 variant had a BNC connector and was
reasonably dual use.... They couldn't cope - so I had to get a friend to
ship it for me.
Kindest regards,
Doug Jackson
em: doug(a)doughq.com
ph: 0414 986878
On Fri, 21 Nov 2025 at 20:19, Martin Bishop via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
2N5771 seem to be available from the grey market in
the UK eg
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273567682794
Of course YMMV in DE, and don't ask for a CofC; and don't tell me about
Brexit ...
Best Wishes Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: Christian Corti via cctalk [mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org]
Sent: 21 November 2025 08:27
To: Tom Hunter via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Cc: Christian Corti <cc(a)informatik.uni-stuttgart.de>
Subject: [cctalk] Re: Replacements for DEC 3639
On Thu, 20 Nov 2025, General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
wrote:
I received samples of the 2N5771 and have tested
them. They are perfect
Thanks for the test, I guessed that they would work well.
But it doesn't really help me ;-) I can't buy them at all. For example,
Mouser tells me that this part is not sold in my region.
I have also tested the PN4258 which too is a very
good replacement for
the
2N3639.
Same problem: "Mouser does not presently sell this product in your
region."
There is no distributor/vendor for either of those parts in Europe.
I should receive my order of BAT 46 and BAT 85 today. I will then test the
modules with an additional Baker clamp.
Christian