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Ken G Kopp

More OT: Foot swtches

I stick mine to the floor with double-sided tape so it's always where I
expect it to be .... (:-)

73 - K0PP
On Oct 15, 2014 12:20 PM, "Mark Stennett" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I modified a Boss FS-5U foot switch for this purpose. It has served me
> well for years.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Bunte <[hidden email]>
> To: Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]>
> Cc: [hidden email], [hidden email]
> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:05:42 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Foot swtches
>
> Do check carefully... some or N.O. and others are N.C. Also, you tend to
> get what you pay for... some of the lower priced ones I have seen are VERY
> cheaply made, and may not hold up to a full contest weekend.
>
> I am probably prejudiced in favor of the very heavy duty cast foot switch I
> use. In fact, almost every time I see one like it at a flea market, I buy
> it, clean it up, put a new cable on it and re-sell it. I currently have
> just one left.
> Pictures available (end of sales pitch).
>
> Dave - K9FN
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> > A sometimes forgotten source of foot switches is local music stores.
> >
> > 73
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hf4me

Re: More OT: Foot swtches

I also had trouble with mine trying to escape and I did not like holding my
foot up.

I placed mine on plywood with a cutout for the switch so it is trapped and
is lower and not on the same level as my foot. Also stapled the non-skid
foam shelf stuff to keep my foot on the plywood.

With it at the resulting height, my foot is on the wood and positioning
allows just the thought of keying pretty much making it happen.

The hinge points on mine both failed and have now been properly fixed. Like
the man said, you get what you pay for.

73, Jim KG0KP

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ken G
Kopp
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:25 PM
To: Mark Stennett; [hidden email]; [hidden email]
Subject: [Elecraft] More OT: Foot swtches

I stick mine to the floor with double-sided tape so it's always where I
expect it to be .... (:-)

73 - K0PP
On Oct 15, 2014 12:20 PM, "Mark Stennett" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I modified a Boss FS-5U foot switch for this purpose. It has served me
> well for years.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Bunte <[hidden email]>
> To: Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]>
> Cc: [hidden email], [hidden email]
> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:05:42 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Foot swtches
>
> Do check carefully... some or N.O. and others are N.C. Also, you
> tend to get what you pay for... some of the lower priced ones I have
> seen are VERY cheaply made, and may not hold up to a full contest weekend.
>
> I am probably prejudiced in favor of the very heavy duty cast foot
> switch I use. In fact, almost every time I see one like it at a flea
> market, I buy it, clean it up, put a new cable on it and re-sell it.
> I currently have just one left.
> Pictures available (end of sales pitch).
>
> Dave - K9FN
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > A sometimes forgotten source of foot switches is local music stores.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > K0PP
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Re: More OT: Foot swtches

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Come on guys. Foot switches are like shoes. No one fits all. I made mine. Never looked back. I think this thread is over due.
Mel, K6KBE

On Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:09 PM, Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]> wrote:

I stick mine to the floor with double-sided tape so it's always where I
expect it to be .... (:-)

73 - K0PP
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