MOMENTARY Foot Switch

Using this to run a boom mic with my ham radio equipment and it works great. Much cheaper than brand name equipment. Time will tell about quality.

Great for Ham Radio.

I have used it with a Yaesu FT-450D, Kenwood TS-590SG and a ICOM IC-7300. It works well. It hasn't become stuck and does not bind even if stomped from a bad angle. I had a more expensive switch that would bind and not depress unless you were lined up right down the middle of it. During a QSO you will sound more relaxed setting back with a mic on a boom and a foot switch to transmit, your hands are free for logging or copying call signs, and the quicker response puts you first in a pile up. Based on appearance and sheet metal construction I would give it 3-4 stars but at the price and how well it actually works it is worthy of 5 stars.

Purchased this to use as a PTT switch for a Kenwood TS-590SG ham radio. It works perfectly and you can't beat the price. Also small and light enough that it packs well in a bag to use portable with a KX3. Good amount of tension and has a nice tactile click when actuated, you can rest your foot on it without mistakenly activating it, but easily press it when needed.

Great switch, I used it for my Ham Radio setup. It keys up the radio to transmit, important if you use a pro mic on a boom stand or something.

I purchased this foot switch in October and am happy with it as it fills my need for a foot switch. I needed one to free up both hands to be net control for a Amateur Radio net I run twice a week. I needed it to have both hands free to make notes and operate the radio. If I spent more time as net control I would have looked for a professional switch as they are heavier and don't slide around as much, but this one fills the bill for me as I only do this net for two hours a week. Shipping was very fast.

The foot switch pedal seems to be an excellent buy for the money. There is a firm and very noticeable resistance, as to where I can actually leave my foot on the pedal without switching it, and can easily click down with my foot and activate it. There is a distinct click when depressed and it feels like it will last a long time. Also there is a sort if rubber pad covering the entire bottom and it does not move around at all on the floor. I will add to this review if and when the pedal fails. I am a licensed general class ham radio operator and am using this switch along with my yaesu ft 991A radio. I use the pedal many times per day and will continue to use it until it fails. It's a perfect fit considering the wire is long and the connector is a 1/4" straight ts style plug. (Mono large headphone plug) It works, and is less than half the cost of a 'fancy' branded switch.

This switch is plenty durable for something that you operate with your foot. However, it is cheaply made and needed to be disassembled and reworked a bit to make it useful. When I received it, it didn't work well and was intermittent. I dissembled the unit and found that the included microswitch was mounted lower than the side casing. In order to make it work, one had to apply enough force to warp the top of the peddle and it was intermittent. Easy fix if you can get it apart. It requires removing a circlip (Jesus clip and in "Jesus where did that go?"). To fix it, I used a rotary tool to cut down the side casing slightly allowing the microswitch to contact the peddle without warping things.