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pastormg

Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

Good Afternoon. I am about to purchase a boom and clip to attach my Kenwood MC-60 to. I understand to key the K3 that I will need a footswitch. I have no idea who manufactures one and how I would connect it to my K3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!! Mark Griffin KB3Z
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Pete Smith N4ZR

Re: Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

It can be anything from a $5 RadioShack unit to a fancy Heil, but I'd
recommend going to a second-hand store and looking for a footswitch off
an old dictating machine. They often have two or three switches, and
are made sturdily, often with cast metal shells.

73, Pete N4ZR
Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at
http://reversebeacon.net,
blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
For spots, please go to your favorite
ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.

On 3/20/2013 1:06 PM, [hidden email] wrote:

> Good Afternoon. I am about to purchase a boom and clip to attach my Kenwood MC-60 to. I understand to key the K3 that I will need a footswitch. I have no idea who manufactures one and how I would connect it to my K3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!! Mark Griffin KB3Z
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Bob W7AVK-2

Re: Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

I've used a small door bell push button mounted next to the cw paddle or
key.

73 Bob W7AVK

On 3/20/2013 10:09 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:

> It can be anything from a $5 RadioShack unit to a fancy Heil, but I'd
> recommend going to a second-hand store and looking for a footswitch
> off an old dictating machine. They often have two or three switches,
> and are made sturdily, often with cast metal shells.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at
> http://reversebeacon.net,
> blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
> For spots, please go to your favorite
> ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.
>
> On 3/20/2013 1:06 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
>> Good Afternoon. I am about to purchase a boom and clip to attach my
>> Kenwood MC-60 to. I understand to key the K3 that I will need a
>> footswitch. I have no idea who manufactures one and how I would
>> connect it to my K3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!
>> Mark Griffin KB3Z

Rose

Re: Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

Music stores selling instruments usually have a variety of foot switches.

73!

Rose - N7HKW

On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Bob W7AVK <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I've used a small door bell push button mounted next to the cw paddle or
> key.
>
> 73 Bob W7AVK
>
>
>
> On 3/20/2013 10:09 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>>
>> It can be anything from a $5 RadioShack unit to a fancy Heil, but I'd
>> recommend going to a second-hand store and looking for a footswitch off an
>> old dictating machine. They often have two or three switches, and are made
>> sturdily, often with cast metal shells.
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>> Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at
>> http://reversebeacon.net,
>> blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
>> For spots, please go to your favorite
>> ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.
>>
>> On 3/20/2013 1:06 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
>>>
>>> Good Afternoon. I am about to purchase a boom and clip to attach my
>>> Kenwood MC-60 to. I understand to key the K3 that I will need a footswitch.
>>> I have no idea who manufactures one and how I would connect it to my K3. Any
>>> help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!! Mark Griffin KB3Z
>
>
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Jim Hoge-2

Re: Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

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I know I'll get heat for this but an old straight key will work too. Just think of it as QLF.

Jim W5QM

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Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT

Re: Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

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eBay is your friend (usually):

<http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEMCo-Industrial-Foot-Switch-SPDT-NO-NC-Electric-Power-Pedal-Momentary-New-CNC-/400421842042?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d3b006c7a>

On 3/20/2013 10:30 AM, Rose wrote:

> Music stores selling instruments usually have a variety of foot switches.
>
> 73!
>
> Rose - N7HKW
>
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Bob W7AVK <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> I've used a small door bell push button mounted next to the cw paddle or
>> key.
>>
>> 73 Bob W7AVK
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/20/2013 10:09 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>>>
>>> It can be anything from a $5 RadioShack unit to a fancy Heil, but I'd
>>> recommend going to a second-hand store and looking for a footswitch off an
>>> old dictating machine. They often have two or three switches, and are made
>>> sturdily, often with cast metal shells.
>>>
>>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>> Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at
>>> http://reversebeacon.net,
>>> blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
>>> For spots, please go to your favorite
>>> ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.
>>>
>>> On 3/20/2013 1:06 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Good Afternoon. I am about to purchase a boom and clip to attach my
>>>> Kenwood MC-60 to. I understand to key the K3 that I will need a footswitch.
>>>> I have no idea who manufactures one and how I would connect it to my K3. Any
>>>> help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!! Mark Griffin KB3Z
>>
>>
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Mel

Re: Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

In reply to this post by Jim Hoge-2

I made mine using a hinge with a metal plate and a simple limit switch and mounted it on a aluminum plate. Looks like a foot throttle petal in a car. Oh well,

Mel, K6KBE

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From: Jim Hoge <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

I know I'll get heat for this but an old straight key will work too. Just think of it as QLF.

Jim W5QM

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Richard Fjeld

Re: Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

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I bought a new foot switch on eBay for around $6.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob W7AVK
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Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

I've used a small door bell push button mounted next to the cw paddle or
key.

73 Bob W7AVK

On 3/20/2013 10:09 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> It can be anything from a $5 RadioShack unit to a fancy Heil, but I'd
> recommend going to a second-hand store and looking for a footswitch
> off an old dictating machine. They often have two or three switches,
> and are made sturdily, often with cast metal shells.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at
> http://reversebeacon.net,
> blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
> For spots, please go to your favorite
> ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.
>
> On 3/20/2013 1:06 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
>> Good Afternoon. I am about to purchase a boom and clip to attach my
>> Kenwood MC-60 to. I understand to key the K3 that I will need a
>> footswitch. I have no idea who manufactures one and how I would
>> connect it to my K3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!
>> Mark Griffin KB3Z

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Ken G Kopp

Fwd: Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

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I've had one of these stuck to the floor with double-sided tape for years.

73!

Ken Kopp - K0PP

eBay is your friend (usually):

<http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEMCo-Industrial-Foot-Switch-SPDT-NO-NC-Electric-Power-Pedal-Momentary-New-CNC-/400421842042?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d3b006c7a>
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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

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Mark,

If you already have a footswitch connected to the K3 PTT jack in the
rear, yes, it will work on SSB as well as CW. That is not dependent on
any connection to the microphone.

73,
Don W3FPR
On 3/20/2013 1:06 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
> Good Afternoon. I am about to purchase a boom and clip to attach my Kenwood MC-60 to. I understand to key the K3 that I will need a footswitch. I have no idea who manufactures one and how I would connect it to my K3. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!! Mark Griffin KB3Z
>

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Bob Nielsen-2

Re: Footswitch to use with a Boom Microphone

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Back in the 1950s I picked up a foot-operated headlight dimmer switch at an auto parts store to use with my D104, which didn't have a PTT switch.

73, Bob N7XY

On Mar 20, 2013, at 10:54 AM, Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I've had one of these stuck to the floor with double-sided tape for years.
>
> 73!
>
> Ken Kopp - K0PP
>
> eBay is your friend (usually):
>
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEMCo-Industrial-Foot-Switch-SPDT-NO-NC-Electric-Power-Pedal-Momentary-New-CNC-/400421842042?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d3b006c7a>
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