> On Nov 1, 2019, at 12:36, Dennis W0JX via TowerTalk
> <towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> Last year I bought a new tape measure on line from Home Depot because my old
> one had stretched too much. The old tape measure was made of some kind of
> vinyl.
>
> The new tape measure is 300 feet long and made by Milwaukee. It is of steel
> construction and wound on a plastic wheel with a crank. There are also 100
> foot and 200 foot models available. I paid $53.59 for it including tax and
> shipping.
>
> Whatever you do, make sure that the tape is constructed of a material that
> will not easily stretch permanently over time. The cheap ones do stretch and
> become useless.
>
> 73 Dennis W0JX
> _______________________________________________
>
Your steel tape stretches.
Back in the 1960’s, college kid, summer, land surveyor, we were “supposed” to
use a fish scale-ish device hooked on the end of the tape and pull to a certain
poundage (forget).
Compensation for the stretch in the steel tape. If you need a tenth of a inch
on your 160 dipole.
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