[TowerTalk] Stringing beverage antenna wires [OT]

[Jim Smith]

I was intrigued by the wire tension meter.  I've been thinking for some 
time about making something similar for checking Philly tension. 

I was thinking of a length of wood (2 x 2?) with 2 dowels (or maybe 
something stronger) spaced a suitable distance apart along the centre 
line of the wood.  To use it, you'd place one dowel on top of the Philly 
and one on the bottom.  Then measure the force required to line the wood 
up with the Philly that isn't between the two dowels.  An alternate 
description which may work better - put the wood against the Philly such 
that the Philly is between the two dowels.  Turn the wood so the two 
dowels put tension on the Philly.  Measure the force required to line 
the wood up with the Philly.

Anybody tried anything like this?

Maybe the one presented on the web site would work as is but wouldn't 
the calibration depend on the elasticity and diameter of the material 
being tensioned?

73, Jim Smith   VE7FO

Robert Chudek wrote:

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>http://www.foothill.net/~ringram/tension.htm
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