[Elecraft] More OT: Foot swtches

[Mel Farrer via Elecraft]

Come on guys.  Foot switches are like shoes.  No one fits all.  I made mine.  Never looked back.  I think this thread is over due.
Mel, K6KBE
 

     On Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:09 PM, Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com> wrote:
   

 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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