[TowerTalk] Loos Gauge for Philly

[Ken K6MR]

The EHS tails are completely useless in a serious fire.  When the flames are 100 feet high, nothing survives.

Been there done that.

Ken K6MR

From: John Keating<mailto:john.keating at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 10:44
To: 'Nidhog'<mailto:robrk at nidhog.net>
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com<mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>; cqtestk4xs at aol.com<mailto:cqtestk4xs at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Loos Gauge for Philly

and careless gardeners :)

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From: Nidhog [mailto:robrk at nidhog.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 9:53 AM
To: John Keating
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com; cqtestk4xs at aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Loos Gauge for Philly

I don’t think the last fifteen feet is a requirement.
More for grass fires, kid with a pocket knife, or cows.

Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 13, 2021, at 12:33, John Keating <john.keating at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Bill - as noted in this string, nowhere (at least nowhere obvious) in Philly
> documentation is there a requirement for EHS tails. I didn't have them on my
> small tower. When I upgraded the installation I replaced Philly with
> Mastrant guy ropes, and the homebrew gauge was useful there as well.
>
> John
> AI6LY
>
>> On 13 Jul 2021 Bill K4XS/V31XX wrote:
>>
>> I appreciate the creativity on building your own tension testing device,
> but why reinvent the wheel.? Philly should be installed with a tail of >EHS
> maybe 15 feet or so at ground level.? That is quite sufficient to use a Loos
> gauge.? I've been doing that for years.
>> Bill K4XS/V31XX
>
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