[Elecraft] PTT switch for K3

[Jack Brindle]

Ed;

It is easier than fabricating switch bodies. Mouser has several candidates - look at their 502-ED903. It is a nice hand-held switch in a comfortable case, costing about $12. Add wire and appropriate plug (mine has a phono plug for the K3) and you can build a very nice PTT switch for less than $20. 

They also have a new assembly with cable attached for a bit more - something like $160. I don;’t recommend that…

- Jack, W6FB


> On Jan 7, 2018, at 9:57 AM, Dauer, Edward <edauer at law.du.edu> wrote:
> 
> I plan to try the SSB QSO party next weekend, and have the adapter for the K3 and a Heil headset – but I need a remote PTT switch with a ¼ inch mono plug on one end and a pushbutton switch at the other.  All I have been able to find online are nurse call buttons – which I suppose would work but the big red cross on the button is off-putting, and because they are made for use in a hospital environment they are expensive.  Anyone suggest a source?
> 
> Thanks, as always,
> 
> Ted, KN1CBR
> 
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