[Elecraft] Recommend a K3s foot switch

[Michael Walker]

Hi Ken

Foot switches or hand switches are pretty simple devices.

All they do is 'ground' the center conductor of the PTT line.  When you
ground it, the radio goes into TX.

If the Heil unit you purchased has the wrong connector on it, you can just
purchase an adapter from a company like Mono Price (
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=7242 $0.79) or cut off the connector
it came with and solder on the RCA connector you need.

Mike va3mw


On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 9:25 PM Ken K6MR <k6mr at outlook.com> wrote:

> What we call a “foot switch” is a “sustain pedal” in guitar speak (the
> real market).  The standard is a 1/4” plug.  Buy an adapter.
>
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> Ken K6MR
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> Subject: [Elecraft] Recommend a K3s foot switch
>
> Hi guys! I searched around a bit nothing conclusive so thought I’d ask.
>
> I am needing a foot switch for my K3s which is also connected to my
> KPA500/KAT500 setup.
>
> I purchased a Heil FS-3 however it has a 1/4” phono plug on it and the K3s
> has an RCA jack (like a dummy I did not look at the back of the radio
> before I bought it).
>
> So, recommend an adapter or I can take this one back to HRO and get
> something else?
>
> Recommendations?
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
> KK6RWK
>
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