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1. [CQ-Contest] Foot Switches (score: 1): Author: kh7m@hsa-kauai.net (Jim Reid); Date: Wed Feb 2 11:04:21 2000; I find using the Heil footswitch, that it is not comfortable. My ankle seems always raised, even while transmitting. I would think after a few hours, you could not operate the footswitch anymore! Now; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2000-02/msg00009.html (7,002 bytes)
2. [CQ-Contest] Foot Switches (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Thu Feb 3 02:01:42 2000; HI Jim. I went to a sewing machine repair shop here and got some defunct foot controls for sewing machines and reworked them into foot switches. They are sturdy and comfortable. 73 Tom W7WHY -- CQ-Co; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2000-02/msg00013.html (6,848 bytes)
3. [CQ-Contest] Foot Switches (score: 1): Author: rhodes@willinet.net (Jim Rhodes); Date: Thu Feb 3 15:08:48 2000; I have to admit to a decidedly low tech approach here. I never liked little, foot sized pedals. My feet aren't that big, but I have very little sensation in them. What I did here is to take a couple; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2000-02/msg00015.html (8,323 bytes)
4. [CQ-Contest] Foot Switches (score: 1): Author: kimo@lava.net (Kimo C. Chun); Date: Sat Feb 5 14:51:38 2000; The industrial "Treadlite" and similar footswitches may be harder to = push but I wonder if you can rest your foot on it without it keying. I = suppose it may depend on how heavy your "at rest" step; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2000-02/msg00026.html (7,574 bytes)
5. [CQ-Contest] Foot switches (score: 1): Author: ve4xt@mts.net (Kelly Taylor); Date: Fri May 3 21:57:49 2002; Hi all, I noted with interest Richard's query about the FS2 footswitch and Dale's piano man solution. Interesting. I noticed the FS2 has the hinge at the heel. Although it seems to make sense, it's a; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2002-05/msg00034.html (8,276 bytes)
6. [CQ-Contest] Foot switches (score: 1): Author: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith); Date: Mon May 6 10:42:12 2002; TR Log lets you use a footswitch for a variety of functions. you could wire the main switch to the ptt line of the rig, and then use the secondary switch for any of those, including a dupe check, sta; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2002-05/msg00046.html (10,594 bytes)
7. [CQ-Contest] Foot switches (score: 1): Author: kg5u@hal-pc.org (Dale L Martin); Date: Mon May 6 17:35:52 2002; Kelly, that is the downside to doing footswitches that way with the hinge on the 'near side'. I don't think it would take much to turn the footswitch around, attach a piece of wood to the 'armature'; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2002-05/msg00058.html (8,524 bytes)
8. [CQ-Contest] Foot switches (score: 1): Author: k4ja@crosslink.net (Paul K4JA); Date: Tue May 7 11:54:15 2002; Hello All I recently went through the foot switch deal and had a mis matched bunch of hamfeast specials. I had front hinge and rear hinge. I sat down and used them both and decided on the rear hinge.; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2002-05/msg00063.html (7,181 bytes)
9. [CQ-Contest] Foot switches (score: 1): Author: w7why@harborside.com (Tom Osborne); Date: Wed May 8 02:15:49 2002; I tried a switch in the mike line, but that sucked big time. I have a couple of foot switches here made from sewing machine foot pedals that work very well. I also have a one made from a pedal that u; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2002-05/msg00078.html (7,177 bytes)
10. [CQ-Contest] Foot switches (score: 1): Author: n6ki@juno.com (Dennis Vernacchia); Date: Wed May 8 21:22:42 2002; With the Line-Master Gem V2 footswitch I recommended in a previous e-mail A. It is heavy enough that it won't move around nd has a non slip material on its floor contact area B. Hinge... Sminge - It; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2002-05/msg00083.html (8,453 bytes)
11. [CQ-Contest] Foot switches (score: 1): Author: gussam@newcomm.net (Gus Samuelson); Date: Mon May 6 12:33:39 2002; Try You nearest Singer Sewing machine centre or look for an old Dictaphone machine foot peddle both are very durable have two switch contacts spaced well enough so that even big feet can handle 'em .; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2002-05/msg00344.html (9,594 bytes)
12. Re: [CQ-Contest] Foot Switches (score: 1): Author: "Steve $W5KI$" <w5ki@silverlarkcrafts.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:31:43 -0500; Ditto here on old dictating machine switches. Mine is about 6x8, heavy metal, rubber feet, and had a very smooth action. Besides the relay that closes when depressing the pedal, it has one relay that; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-08/msg00148.html (7,621 bytes)
13. Re: [CQ-Contest] Foot Switches (score: 1): Author: Ray Benny <rayn6vr@cableone.net>; Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:37:58 -0700; Back when I was a starving college student, I worked part time in a small business repairing dictating machines. As others have found, dictating machine foot switches are a good source, some rather f; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-08/msg00153.html (9,926 bytes)
14. Re: [CQ-Contest] Foot Switches (score: 1): Author: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@frontier.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:13:24 -0700; Yes - those old dictation machine switches work very well. I had one here for a long time till it gave up the ghost. Mine had 2 switches on it. It was set up to move the tape forward on 1 side and ba; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-08/msg00160.html (7,928 bytes)
15. Re: [CQ-Contest] Foot Switches (score: 1): Author: Tod Olson <tod@k0to.us>; Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:01:58 -0500; I suggest one make their own foot switch, I did. The design is simple, the components are inexpensive. One can build them to allow two radios to be selectively switched. Primarily made from wood, mad; /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-08/msg00167.html (8,886 bytes)

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