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Re: [TowerTalk] Penn-Tech International

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Penn-Tech International
From: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 21:20:13 -0400
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I can well believe it of my 20-year-old Loos, but the ones sold by DXEngineering today appear to be considerably different in design and a lot more precise than that

73, Pete N4ZR

On 5/17/2024 8:58 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
I believe Loos was designed for sailboat rigging.  EHS is stiffer than
stainless steel wire rope so the Loos gauge will read higher than the actual
tension.  Of course it is certainly better than using nothing on guy wires.
Below is data that K4KYV posted comparing a Loos PT2 against a Dillon
dynamometer:

  Loos        Dillon

    450          300
    500          400
    660          450
    720          500
    780          600
    840          660
    900          700
    1000         765
    1100         850
    1200        1000


73,
John KK9A


Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:

Right!  The Loos gauges are no doubt not so precise, but they are quite
adequate for amateur use and a LOT cheaper - I bet that PTII meter is a
couple thou.

73, Pete N4ZR


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