I built my own with a pushbutton switch that had what seemed
like a good feel from a ham fest.
It consists of two wedges of wood to set the angle of the pedal,
a base of 1/4" plywood with the switched recessed so just the
top is above the base, and a piece of 3/16" plywood hinged to
push the switch with the foot. The hinge is a piece of gaffer's
tape -- duct tape would also work. I may have to replace the
tape sometime, but it has held up well for about 4 years.
After I used it for a while, I added a "dead pedel" on the right
side. This lets me rest my foot on the dead pedal and just twist
the foot it to transmit. I would look for a dead pedal feature
in any commercial pedal, since holding my foot up caused sore
muscles after a while.
Some of the musician pedals can be switched between push-on,
release-off and push to toggle on/off. If you talk for a long
time, this option might be attractive and a substitute for a
dead pedal.
73 Bill AE6JV
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Bill Frantz | Concurrency is hard. 12 out | Periwinkle
(408)356-8506 | 10 programmers get it wrong. | 16345
Englewood Ave
www.pwpconsult.com | - Jeff Frantz | Los Gatos,
CA 95032
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