[TowerTalk] Installing and tensioning guywires

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/14/2006 5:38:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  I used the Dillon Dynamometer to calibrate the Loos PT-2  gauge. Here are 
the
results:

Loos        Loos      Dillon
Reading    Chart   Reading

26       450   300
27       500   400
30       660   450
31       720   500
32       780   600
33       840   660
34       900   700
35      1000     765
36      1100       850
37      1200        1000


         Wow, that's sure  different than my findings. I did the same thing 
with a recently calibrated  Dillon several years ago for my tower column in CQ 
Contest magazine and  they were within a couple of percent of each other. 
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
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