[TowerTalk] : Tension Gauge

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/15/2009 2:47:57 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
n4zr at contesting.com writes:

>  Doesn't the Loos infer the tension by measuring the lateral  bending of 
the cable under a given amount of load?  Seems to me that the  much greater 
stiffness of EHS means that the readings would not be the same,  even though 
the tension would be.  Unfortunately, I can't test this  because my EHS 
tails are too long. 
 
    Yes, but as you put more tension on a material it  becomes more 
rod-like. I didn't see any variation in the test I did regardless  of the material; 
e.g. EHS, Phillystran and 7x19 galvanized wire rope.
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH