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1. [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: "Wilson Lamb" <infomet@embarqmail.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 08:48:49 -0400; Harbor Freight comealongs are about the cheapest tool you can buy and Ive never had one fail, even under abuse. I once tightened one with a pipe cheater on the handle and got it to about middle C. No; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00119.html (7,113 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: Fred Keen via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:10:13 +0000 (UTC); I bought three come-alongs from Tractor Supply on sale for $22.00 each, it made it easier to have a come-along on each of the guy points for plumbing the tower. The Loos gage from Champion is easy to; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00126.html (8,596 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: Donald Chester <k4kyv@hotmail.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 16:28:38 +0000; I use the better grade Loos gage for my 3/16" guys. Well worth the cost. The calibration chart that comes with the instrument is correct only for the 19-strand wire rope it was designed for, which i; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00303.html (9,880 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: Steve NR4M <steve@nr4m.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 12:43:14 -0400; Don, Finally glad to see that someone else is a bit more 'clued in' on tensioning guys using a Loos gauge. So often in the past, I've seen people recommend them, and others, go on and on about how gr; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00304.html (11,356 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: Donald Chester <k4kyv@hotmail.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 17:07:13 +0000; You don't need an additional strain gauge; the Loos will do it all. Just attach a short piece of the recommended wire rope end-on-end to a piece of EHS, and string the whole thing between two trees; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00305.html (9,036 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 13:34:32 -0400; This topic HAS been covered here many times over the years. At low tensions, there is a big difference in deflection between aircraft cable, 19 strand, and 7 strand because stiffness dominates. As yo; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00306.html (8,709 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: "Dick Green WC1M" <wc1m73@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 15:23:14 -0400; Don, Could you post a copy of your conversion chart? Below is my conversion chart for my 110' Rohn 555 tower, which uses HPTG67001 Phillystran guys with 1/4" EHS leaders from the guy anchors to a lev; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00307.html (11,284 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 19:50:34 -0500; I do not think that guy tension is critical and in my opinion having the Loos gauge is much better than eyeballing it, which is what I did before buying the gauge from Champion Radio. As tension is a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00308.html (8,682 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:27:58 -0400; for the 19-strand wire rope it was designed for, which is what they use for sailboat rigging. The stiffness of the cable determines the reading as much as does the tension. The chart that comes with; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00309.html (9,012 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: <samsadventure@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:07:57 +0000; thanks for passing this info along! Sam N5FO Don, Could you post a copy of your conversion chart? Below is my conversion chart for my 110' Rohn 555 tower, which uses HPTG67001 Phillystran guys with 1; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00311.html (12,434 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 12:32:15 -0400; Loos gauge is much better than eyeballing it, which is what I did before buying the gauge from Champion Radio. As tension is applied all cables become stiff, even Phillystran, and the gauge reading; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00312.html (8,827 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: "StellarCAT" <rxdesign@ssvecnet.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 19:04:54 -0400; I was surprised at this thread! I hadn't been aware of any previous threads related to the use of Loos gauges nor did I know they were not meant for EHS cable! Someone had said "when you get up to 10; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00314.html (12,678 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: Steve Maki <lists@oakcom.org>; Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 20:32:44 -0400; I've never owned a Loos, but have owned a couple Penn-Tech commercial tensionmeters. I just looked at the chart for the TM-800 to see what could be gleaned related to the 7 strand vs 19 strand scenar; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00315.html (13,328 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: "john@kk9a.com" <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 22:38:24 -0400; Penn_Tech gauges are calibrated for EHS in 100 pound increments and they cost 10X+ more than the Loos so I would expect them to be more accurate. It would be nice if someone could make a chart for th; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00316.html (9,331 bytes)
15. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: "StellarCAT" <rxdesign@ssvecnet.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 06:54:06 -0400; Wellllll Steve.... heres my point ... so many many times on this group you get the response to a question: what did your PE say about it? Or the return comment will be trust the manufacturer! And, al; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00319.html (10,569 bytes)
16. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: "john@kk9a.com" <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 08:19:12 -0400; So if you're following the book, did Rohn or a PE give you the OK to use Phillystran guy wires instead of EHS or to use non-Rohn rotating hardware? Are all of your guy anchors at the same elevation a; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00321.html (10,123 bytes)
17. [TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning (score: 1): Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 07:11:30 -0700; Wellllll Steve.... here?s my point ... so many many times on this group you get the response to a question: ?what did your PE say about it?? Or the return comment will be ?trust the manufacturer?! An; /archives//html/Towertalk/2016-10/msg00323.html (11,417 bytes)

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