[Elecraft] Recommend a K3s foot switch

[Jack Brindle]

You know, I would be tempted to get a 1/4” female cord-mount jack and a cable with an RCA plug on it, shorten the end of the cable without the RCA plug (just to make a short adapter), slip on the connector housing, then solder the remaining cable to the 1/4” jack. That gives an adapter with some strain relief, thus reducing the lever-arm strain of a single-body adapter on the radio’s RCA jack, and would allow me not to have to modify the foot switch cable.

Michael, if you need help with that, let me know and we will see what we can do.

73!
Jack, W6FB

> On Apr 16, 2019, at 9:13 PM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Gee folks, we can build our own transmitters and amplifiers and experiment with them on the air.
> 
> Why is it so hard to get an RCA plug, cut off the 1/4 inch phone plug and solder on an RCA plug?
> Much easier than searching for an adapter.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
> On 4/16/2019 9:05 PM, Michael Gillen via Elecraft wrote:
>> 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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