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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