[Elecraft] PTT switch for K3

[John Marvin]

Thanks for this idea. I prefer a foot switch, and I've already had one 
of the Heil switches die on me in less than 2 years of use. Right now 
I'm using one I got from Radiodan.com. The owner is a member of my club, 
and I bought it at our annual HamFest. It looks to be of decent quality, 
but I don't know his source.  Anyway, if this one dies, I am definitely 
going to try a sustain pedal. They typically have a switch which 
switches the operation from on/off to a variable resistance (depending 
on what you are using it for). It should work fine for PTT operation in 
the on/off mode, and they are fairly rugged. I may have to try it soon 
just to see how one would feel in actual operation.

73,

John
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On 1/7/2018 1:01 PM, Alan wrote:
> If you don't want to build something, check out a music store.  The 
> kind of foot switch bands use is very rugged and reliable.
>
> Alan N1AL