2N5457 's do not exist in southern Europe (short rant)

[Xavier]

Trying to get these things is getting on my nerves. 5 spanish shops and yesterday the main electronics store in Lisbon, Portugal.

I asked for the damn 5457's and they sold me the "equivalent" 2SK246. When I arrived at the hotel, I looked for the datasheet just to find out that the 246 is actually gainier than the 2n5459, and even gainier than the J201 !!!!!

Anybody would exchange me some 5457's for either J201's or 246's?

Damn, damn, damn.......

[Steben]

Try to get hold of safe creditcard web shopping.

www.musikding.de
www.banzaieffects.com/europe

They have 2N5457.

[spudulike]

RSH Electronics have them as well here in the UK, shipping in europe isnt a problem.

http://www.rshelectronics.co.uk/transistor5.htm

£0.38p each.

[puretube]

Farnell however not selling to privates...