[Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 PTT Switch

[Gary K9GS]

There are several different ones on E-Bay:

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/ptt-switch


Arlan also makes a couple different ones:

http://www.arlancommunications.com/products/amateurRadio/radioSport/ptt.asp#



On 3/2/2016 3:07 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:
> I made a PTT cable with this pushbutton switch:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T6RCGNC <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T6RCGNC>
>
> You can see more photos of it here, with a KX3:
>
> http://observer.wunderwood.org/2015/08/16/yamaha-cm500-headset-with-ptt-on-elecraft-kx3/ <http://observer.wunderwood.org/2015/08/16/yamaha-cm500-headset-with-ptt-on-elecraft-kx3/>
>
> wunder
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>> On Mar 2, 2016, at 12:16 PM, Steven Stuckey <ac9gkx at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Please read carefully. I am wanting to get a Yamaha CM500 and add a PTT
>> switch. Do not recommend a foot switch I am wheelchair bound and have no
>> way of using my feet. I am looking for a button PTT switch and not a
>> trigger switch. When I searched the internet the one I saw was "no longer
>> in production for new orders" due to health issues. I may consider building
>> my own. The Yamaha CM500 and PTT switch will be used with my K3S. I can not
>> use VOX due to the noise level in my shack (kids, grandchild, wife and
>> dog). If you would like email me the link directly. Thanks in advance.
>>
>> -- 
>> ​73​
>>
>> Steven Stuckey - AC9GK - Indiana
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