[Fourlanders] FW: [VHF] foot switches

[Tom McElroy]

I have a generic foot-switch, but it's rugged.
It mounts on the right leg of my desk, and I hit it with my right
knee/thigh.

There was a picture of that set-up in an old Handbook.
It might have been inspired by the AT&T operators of the day.

Sometimes a foot switch on the floor is hard to find with my feet, or I kick
it.

Tom
KI4WOU



On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> But don't forget to order some tattoo needles while you are at it!
>
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
>
>
> It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
> you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
> Richard P. Feynman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rogers, Ron [mailto:RR124640 at ncr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:56 PM
> To: wa4kxy at bellsouth.net; fourlanders at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [Fourlanders] FW: [VHF] foot switches
>
> And the question was asked of me during this last contest where I got my
> round, heavy duty Gem switch.
> I like it because you can hit it from any angle with your foot and it
> makes.
>
>
> It has a spring loaded round brass ring inside that serves as the switch
> surface........no micro switches to break.
>
> I got mine from a surplus dealer at the Huntsville Hamfest last year but
> there are multiple listings on E-bay for the same switch.  Example >>
>
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Tattoo-Foot-Switch-Gem-Heavy-Steel-New-USA-/250652611306
> ?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5c0f52ea<http://cgi.ebay.com/Tattoo-Foot-Switch-Gem-Heavy-Steel-New-USA-/250652611306%0A?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5c0f52ea>
>
>
> Ron
> WW8RR
>
> ________________________________________
> From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
> [fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Worsham
> [wa4kxy at bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:39 PM
> To: fourlanders at contesting.com
> Subject: [Fourlanders] FW: [VHF] foot switches
>
> There has been much talk on here over the years about footswitches.  Here
> is
> one that someone recommended.
>
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
>
>
> It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
> you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
> Richard P. Feynman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu [mailto:owner-vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu] On
> Behalf Of richard allen
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 7:33 PM
> To: vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu
> Cc: ntms at texans.net; rmg at kkn.net
> Subject: [VHF] foot switches
>
> I broke both my main and spare footswitches, both Heils, during the VHF
> contest last weekend.  Repaired one of them during a big six meter run.
> After a bit of research on the contesting sites I ordered two new ones.
>
> 'Tis a Linemaster Clipper model 632-s, about $39 from Allied Electronics.
> It weighs in at several pounds and is built like the proverbial brick
> building.  Has a non-slide pad and is designed for medical and industrial
> equipment.
>
> It came without any cord so I got a long heavy duty guitar amp cord, cut it
> in half to make two.
>
> Review at:
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1810
>
> Highly recommended.
>
> Richard W5SXD
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