[Elecraft] More OT: Foot swtches

[Jim Miller]

I also had trouble with mine trying to escape and I did not like holding my
foot up.  

I placed mine on plywood with a cutout for the switch so it is trapped and
is lower and not on the same level as my foot.  Also stapled the non-skid
foam shelf stuff to keep my foot on the plywood.  

With it at the resulting height, my foot is on the wood and positioning
allows just the thought of keying pretty much making it happen.  

The hinge points on mine both failed and have now been properly fixed.  Like
the man said, you get what you pay for.

73, Jim KG0KP

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken G
Kopp
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:25 PM
To: Mark Stennett; elecraft at mailman.qth.net; KX3 at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Elecraft] More OT: Foot swtches

I stick mine to the floor with double-sided tape so it's always where I
expect it to be .... (:-)

73 - K0PP
On Oct 15, 2014 12:20 PM, "Mark Stennett" <Mark at stennett.com> wrote:

> I modified a Boss FS-5U foot switch for this purpose. It has served me 
> well for years.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Bunte <dpbunte at gmail.com>
> To: Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com>
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net, KX3 at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:05:42 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Foot swtches
>
> 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
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