With a foot-switch ... even on CW ... I'm in control and if I want to pause I'm not met with "noise" when I take a breath ... either when talking or keying CW. Put another way ... I use VOX -and- the foot-switch at the same time ... provides total flexibility. The foot switch is faster that VOX T/R, too. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP ElecraftCovers at rfave.net