HAM stores in Switzerland - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: kerouanton
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2018, 11:11:01 am
content: Hi,Where can I buy Electronics/HAM gear online or in a physical store, in Switzerland ?I've been struggling online to find swiss distributors for anything simple as arduinos, or even local Suhner components, but can't really find anything suitable for hobbyists.- Distrelec.ch has a vast catalog, but prices are just insane (19$/CHF+ 12$ shipping for an arduino nano is not suitable for me, ).- Conrad.ch : Same issue but less choice (39CHF for the Nano !).- Pearl.ch : Mostly low-quality, and no choice for my needs.Anyone living in Switzerland that would give me a clue ? There *must* be electronics vendors here, as there are so many high-tech companies, the CERN LHC, and much more going on here!

author: bozidarms
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2018, 12:53:11 pm
content: Good question,i wonder too - so many hi-tech companies and almost non-existent used equipment market

author: exe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 04, 2018, 02:44:24 pm
content: I order stuff from tme.eu . They are in Poland, but delivery to the Netherlands take ~2 days (via DHL). Once I got my order next day in less than 24hours. Prices are good, assortment is ok.There other big distributors: farnell, rs-online, digikey (delivers from US, never tried myself). I don't know if they work in Switzerland, but it's worth checking. May be reichelt.de .

author: exe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 04, 2018, 02:45:51 pm
content: BTW, why not aliexpress? For stuff like arduino boards it is good. No import dutes/etc, afaik.

author: Maxlor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2018, 03:44:02 pm
content: Two more stores I've used in the past, very much aimed at hobbyists:https://www.play-zone.ch/andhttps://shop.boxtec.ch/. But of course, seeing how they're located in Switzerland, they're not exactly cheap either. If cost matters and time does not,https://www.banggood.com/works, the quality of their stuff is usually ok, sometimes good and sometimes rather crap. If you need Raspberry Pi-related stuff,https://www.pi-shop.ch/has a large selection, and prices seem fair. And last but not least, both Digitec and Brack have started to carry electronics gear, like a lot of Velleman equipment. Unfortunately, it's hard to find since whoever imported the products into those shops apparently doesn't know much about electronics as the categories are not set up very well.

author: kerouanton
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2018, 06:39:06 am
content: Thank you for the list. I already know some of them as Boxtec.ch, but as you said it is still expensive and they only sell "basic stuff", not HAM oriented. I guess most people living in Switzerland just go online and order from Banggood or Amazon (that's what I do). But for second-hand equipment, I don't find anything (Ricardo.ch is a local eBay auction market but this kind of very specialized equipment/components are rare).Also, I've already paid insanely high custom import taxes twice for Suhner components (Swiss made!) that I've had to buy abroad because I couldn't find those components here... Getting nuts, sometimes

author: kerouanton
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2018, 06:47:37 am
content: I just found out this second-hand swiss company.Maybe worth driving there to see what they have, as I'm close to their location...http://smiples.ch/