[Elecraft] PTT switch for K3

[Bob Stevens]

When I used "dictaphone", I was referring to the function of the machine, not the company name.

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On Jan 8, 2018, at 6:57 AM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:

A slight correction - that would have been a foot pedal from the IBM "Executary" line.
Dictaphone was another competing company.

Yes, that is a heavy duty footswitch.  I also use one for PTT.

73,
Don W3FPR

> On 1/8/2018 7:02 AM, bobstevens at brockettmcneel.net wrote:
> 40 years ago, I found a foot pedal for an early IBM Dictaphone at a flea
> market. It has a switch in it that allowed the stenographer to press either
> side to go backwards or forward when typing the recorded dictation. I wired
> both sides together so pressing either side completed the circuit. It is 4'
> x 4", made of metal, heavy and has been in use for 40 years. Bob, K9ING
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