K3 XMIT in SSB modes

[Barry N1EU]

"The Heil footswitch is FB quality and reasonably priced."

We must have a different definition of "FB quality".  I've owned
several Heil footswitches and they all eventually failed with stripped
pivot screws.  It's a poor mechanical design.  You can kludge a repair
with a long machine screw and nylock nut or do better by purchasing a
Linemaster GEM-V footswitch or similar.

73,
Barry N1EU
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[Bill W4ZV]

Barry N1EU wrote

"The Heil footswitch is FB quality and reasonably priced."

We must have a different definition of "FB quality".  I've owned
several Heil footswitches and they all eventually failed with stripped
pivot screws.  It's a poor mechanical design.  You can kludge a repair
with a long machine screw and nylock nut or do better by purchasing a
Linemaster GEM-V footswitch or similar.

If you were describing Radio Shack's footswitch I might agree, but I've used a Heil for >10 years and ~60k contest QSOs with never a problem.  Of course *anything* mechanical is prone to failure!

73,  Bill

[Jay Bromley]

Reasonably priced footswitches can also be had at your local music store.  I
am using one thin Heil footswitch and the other a cheap knockoff, both are
doing great.  However stomping on either with hiking boots, I am not sure.
So I tread lightly on my footswitchs.

Heil also has a footswitch that keys both the rig and amp.  It sets up to
high for my tastes and got to hurting my foot during a long contest.  So I
when back to the thin jobs.

73 de jay/w5jay..

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>
>
> Barry N1EU wrote:
>>
>> "The Heil footswitch is FB quality and reasonably priced."
>>
>> We must have a different definition of "FB quality".  I've owned
>> several Heil footswitches and they all eventually failed with stripped
>> pivot screws.  It's a poor mechanical design.  You can kludge a repair
>> with a long machine screw and nylock nut or do better by purchasing a
>> Linemaster GEM-V footswitch or similar.
>>
>
> If you were describing Radio Shack's footswitch I might agree, but I've
> used
> a Heil for >10 years and ~60k contest QSOs with never a problem.  Of
> course
> *anything* mechanical is prone to failure!
>
> 73,  Bill
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