[TowerTalk] Guy Tensioning

[K7LXC at aol.com]

>  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 applied  all cables
become stiff, even Phillystran, and the gauge reading is accurate  enough. I
have measured various tower sections and accessories and nothing  is
precisely manufactured.
 
    Tnx for your comments. When you add in ambient  temperature, guy 
tension does vary and I appreciate John's practical approach  which coincides with 
mine. Since 80% of owners don't know what their guy tension  is anyway, the 
Loos offers a pretty good resource and since IMO the most  important thing 
is that all the guys have the same tension, the Loos gives you a  chance to 
do that.
 
Cheers,
Steve   K7LXC
TOWER TECH