[Elecraft] Serious foot switches

[Ed Muns]

> Footswitches that are -very- durable can be found in the 
> machine tool industry.  I have one fitted to my drill press, 
> for example.  I have a friend who has one on a grinder.
> 
> GE two-way radio catalogs may still list them.  They are/were 
> "serious", and are found in Forest Service, FBI and law 
> enforcement dispatch centers.

These Linemaster footswitches are continually listed on eBay, both with the
foot guards and without.  Many are ones taken out of service, but some are
new-in-the-box.  They can be had for under $10 plus shipping.  While they
will probably last indefinitely in a Ham environment, I find them more
tiring than the footswitch distributed by Heil.  I've used the Heil
footswitches for over three decades now, at home and on contest expeditions,
with no failures.

73,
Ed - W0YK