[Elecraft] OT: Foot swtches

[ky7k]

IMHO the best foot switch for radio use is the M-gear SP-2. Takes very little effort to depress and has a switch to select NO or NC connection.
I have 4 of them and know others that I’ve recommended them too and have not heard of a single failure.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PedalPiano?adpos=1o4&creative=55644138841&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CKeNtcC1r8ECFUE0aQodAGEA7A


On Oct 15, 2014, at 11:05 AM, David Bunte <dpbunte at gmail.com> wrote:

> Do check carefully... some or N.O.  and others are N.C.  Also, you tend to
> get what you pay for... some of the lower priced ones I have seen are VERY
> cheaply made, and may not hold up to a full contest weekend.
> 
> I am probably prejudiced in favor of the very heavy duty cast foot switch I
> use.  In fact, almost every time I see one like it at a flea market, I buy
> it, clean it up, put a new cable on it and re-sell it.  I currently have
> just one left.
> Pictures available (end of sales pitch).
> 
> Dave - K9FN
> 
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> A sometimes forgotten source of foot switches is local music stores.
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> K0PP
>> ______________________________________________________________

Steve - KY7K
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